Princely Abbey of Corvey

The Princely Abbey of Corvey is a former Benedictine abbey and ecclesiastical principality now in , Germany. It was one of the half-dozen self-ruling princely abbeys of the Holy Roman Empire from the Late Middle Ages until 1792 when Corvey was elevated to a prince-bishopric.
schloss-corvey.de
Wikipedia
Photo: Aeggy, CC BY 3.0.
  • Type: Protected area
  • Description: abbey in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
  • Also known as: “Benediktinerabtei Corvey”, “Corvey Abbey”, “Corvey, Fürstabtei und Residenz”, “Domstift Corvey”, “Kloster Corvey”, “Абатство Корвай”, “コルヴァイ修道院”, “柯維修道院”, and “科爾維皇家修道院”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Heinenwiese and Tom Roden.

Nature reserve
Photo: Tsungam, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a nature reserve.

Archaeological site
Photo: Spunky, Public domain.
is an archaeological site, which is situated 1 km northwest of Princely Abbey of Corvey.

Nature reserve
Photo: Tsungam, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a nature reserve.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Albaxen and Godelheim.

Village
Photo: Psychogerd, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 4½ km north of Princely Abbey of Corvey.

Village
Photo: GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 6 km southwest of Princely Abbey of Corvey.

Village
Photo: Arnulf zu Linden, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 7 km east of Princely Abbey of Corvey.

Princely Abbey of Corvey

Latitude
51.77885° or 51° 46′ 44″ north
Longitude
9.40943° or 9° 24′ 34″ east
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
9F3FQCH5+GQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 289112672
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monastery
Wiki­data ID
Q56004
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Frisian—“Princely Abbey of Corvey” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Կորվեյ”
  • Basque: “Corveyko abadia”
  • Belarusian: “Корвей”
  • Bulgarian: “Абатство Корвей”
  • Bulgarian: “Корвей”
  • Catalan: “Abadia de Corvey”
  • Catalan: “Corvey”
  • Chinese: “柯维修道院”
  • Chinese: “科爾菲的帝國修道院”
  • Croatian: “Carska opatija Corvey”
  • Czech: “Klášter Corvey”
  • Danish: “Corvey”
  • Dutch: “Abdij van Corvey”
  • Dutch: “Corvey”
  • Esperanto: “Corvey”
  • Finnish: “Corveyn luostari”
  • French: “abbaye de Corvey”
  • French: “Abbaye de Corvey”
  • Georgian: “კორვეის სააბატო”
  • German: “Abtei Corvey”
  • German: “Corvey”
  • Greek: “Κόρβεϋ”
  • Hebrew: “מנזר קורווי”
  • Hungarian: “Corveyi apátság”
  • Indonesian: “Biara Kepangeranan Corvey”
  • Italian: “abbazia di Corvey”
  • Italian: “Abbazia di Corvey”
  • Japanese: “コルヴァイ”
  • Latin: “Corbeia nova”
  • Macedonian: “Корвеј”
  • Maltese: “Abbazija ta‘ Corvey”
  • Maltese: “Abbazija ta’ Corvey”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Corvey”
  • Norwegian: “Corvey”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Corvey”
  • Persian: “کلیسای شاهی کروی”
  • Polish: “Opactwo Corvey”
  • Portuguese: “Abadia de Corvey”
  • Romanian: “Corvey”
  • Russian: “Корвей”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Carska opatija Corvey”
  • Spanish: “Abadía de Corvey”
  • Spanish: “Corvey”
  • Swedish: “Corvey”
  • Turkish: “Corvey İmparatorluk Manastırı”
  • Ukrainian: “Корвайське абатство”
  • Vietnamese: “Tu viện vương quyền Corvey”
  • Vietnamese: “Tu viện vương quyền của Corvey”
  • Western Frisian: “Abdij fan Corvey”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Princely Abbey of Corvey”.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Schloss Corvey and St. Stephanus und Vitus (Corvey).

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Kloster Corvey and August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben.

North Rhine-Westphalia: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Cologne and Düsseldorf.

Curious Protected Areas to Discover

Uncover intriguing protected areas from every corner of the globe.