Benediktinerinnenabtei Kloster Engelthal
Engelthal Abbey or St. Mary's Abbey, Engelthal, is a Benedictine nunnery in the Wetterau region, Hesse, 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.- Type: Monastery
- Denomination: Catholic
- Address: Altenstadt, 63674
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: St. Nikolai and Schloss Stammheim (Florstadt).
St. Nikolai
Church
St. Nikolai is a church, which is situated 2½ km east of Benediktinerinnenabtei Kloster Engelthal.
Schloss Stammheim (Florstadt)
Castle
Schloss Stammheim (Florstadt) is a castle, which is situated 3 km north of Benediktinerinnenabtei Kloster Engelthal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Höchst and Rodenbach.
Rodenbach
Village
Rodenbach is a village, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Benediktinerinnenabtei Kloster Engelthal.
Erbstadt
Village
Erbstadt is a village, which is situated 4 km west of Benediktinerinnenabtei Kloster Engelthal.
Benediktinerinnenabtei Kloster Engelthal
- Categories: historic site and religion
- Location: Altenstadt, Wetteraukreis, South Hesse, Hesse, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.28267° or 50° 16′ 58″ north
Longitude
8.91362° or 8° 54′ 49″ east
Established
~1268
Operator
OSB
Open location code
9F2C7WM7+3C
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=monastery
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yes
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholic
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Steinberg and Dicke Steine.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Bonifatius Route and Grenzstein B.
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Worth a closer look: Darmstadt and Bensheim.
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