Engelthal Abbey

Engelthal Abbey or St. Mary's Abbey, Engelthal, is a Benedictine nunnery in the region, , Germany. Engelthal Abbey was a Cistercian nunnery from its foundation in 1268, until the secularisation of 1803, when it passed into the possession of the Imperial Counts of Leiningen-Westerburg-Neuleiningen and later in the 19th century was sold to the Counts of Solms-Wildenfels.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Monastery
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: abbey
  • Also known as: “Benediktinerinnenabtei Kloster Engelthal”
  • Address: Altenstadt, 63674

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Nikolai and Schloss Stammheim (Florstadt).

Church
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is a church, which is situated 2½ km east of Engelthal Abbey.

Castle
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is a castle, which is situated 3 km north of Engelthal Abbey.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 3 km south of Engelthal Abbey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Höchst and Rodenbach.

Village
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is a village.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Engelthal Abbey.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 4 km west of Engelthal Abbey.

Engelthal Abbey

Latitude
50.28267° or 50° 16′ 58″ north
Longitude
8.91362° or 8° 54′ 49″ east
Inception
~1268
Operator
OSB
Open location code
9F2C7WM7+3C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 132707326
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­monastery
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q896126
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In Other Languages

From French to Turkish—“Engelthal Abbey” goes by many names.

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