St. Ludger’s Abbey
St. Ludger's Abbey was a former monastery of the Benedictine Order in Helmstedt, Lower Saxony, founded by Saint Ludger around 800. Until it was secularised in 1802 it was an Imperial Abbey, with sovereignty over the whole town of Helmstedt until the 15th century.Photo: Times, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: church
- Also known as: “St. Ludgeri”
- Address: Am Ludgerihof, Helmstedt, 38350
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Türkentor and St. Stephani.
Türkentor
City gate
Photo: Times, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Türkentor is a triumphal arch and gateway in Helmstedt in Lower Saxony in Germany. The main entrance to the former St. Ludger's Abbey and a gateway to the Domänenhof, the arch was built in 1716 to celebrate the victory over the Ottomans by Prince Eugene… Türkentor is situated 110 metres south of St. Ludger’s Abbey.
St. Stephani
Church
Photo: Times, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Stephani is a church, which is situated 190 metres west of St. Ludger’s Abbey.
Helmstedt town hall
Town hall
Photo: Kyl0e, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Helmstedt town hall is situated 390 metres northwest of St. Ludger’s Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mariental and Wolsdorf.
Mariental
Village
Photo: Harald Hartge, Public domain.
Mariental is a municipality in the district of Helmstedt, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The Municipality Mariental includes the villages of Mariental-Dorf and Mariental-Horst. See also Mariental Abbey. Mariental is situated 6 km north of St. Ludger’s Abbey.
Wolsdorf
Village
Photo: Kirchenfan, CC0.
Wolsdorf is a municipality in the district of Helmstedt, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Wolsdorf is situated 6 km southwest of St. Ludger’s Abbey.
Walbeck
Village
Walbeck is a village and a former municipality in the Börde district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the town Oebisfelde-Weferlingen. Its population is 688. Walbeck is situated 7 km northeast of St. Ludger’s Abbey.
St. Ludger’s Abbey
- Categories: monastery, abbey, religious community, building, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Helmstedt, Helmstedt (district), Brunswick Land, Lower Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
52.22595° or 52° 13′ 33″ northLongitude
11.01553° or 11° 0′ 56″ eastOperator
Kath. Pfarrgemeinde St. Ludgeri, HelmstedtOpen location code
9F4H62G8+96OpenStreetMap ID
way 26771893OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
historic=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q319017
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“St. Ludger’s Abbey” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “St. Ludger’s Abbey”
- Esperanto: “Monaĥejo de sankta Ludgero”
- Esperanto: “Monaĥejo S-ta Ludgero”
- Estonian: “Sankt Ludgeri klooster”
- French: “abbaye Saint-Ludger de Helmstedt”
- French: “Abbaye Saint-Ludger de Helmstedt”
- German: “Benediktinerkloster St. Ludgeri”
- German: “Kloster Ludgeri”
- German: “Kloster Sankt Ludgeri”
- German: “Kloster St. Ludgeri”
- Italian: “abbazia di Sankt Ludger”
- Italian: “Abbazia di Sankt Ludger”
- Turkish: “Aziz Ludgeri Manastırı, Helmstedt”
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Highlights include Steinkreuz and Begegnungsstätte Kloster St. Ludgerus.
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