Oelinghausen Monastery

Oelinghausen Monastery, located in the Holzen district of Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, was founded around 1174 as a double monastery before transitioning into a Premonstratensian nunnery.

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Type: Farm
Description: Monastery in Germany
Also known as: “Kloster Oelinghausen” and “Klostergut Oelinghausen”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Herdringen Castle and Freilichtbühne Herdringen.

Herdringen Castle

Castle

Herdringen Castle

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Herdringen Castle is a castle in the Ortsteil Herdringen of the town of Arnsberg, Germany. It is the seat of the Fürstenberg-Herdringen family and the present building is one of the most notable secular Gothic revival buildings in Westphalia. Herdringen Castle is situated 2 km northeast of Oelinghausen Monastery.

Freilichtbühne Herdringen

Theater building

Freilichtbühne Herdringen

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Freilichtbühne Herdringen is a theatre in Herdringen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.It was built in 1946,and first used in 1954. Freilichtbühne Herdringen is situated 1½ km east of Oelinghausen Monastery.

St. Antonius und St. Vitus

Church

St. Antonius und St. Vitus

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St. Antonius und St. Vitus is a church, which is situated 2 km east of Oelinghausen Monastery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Holzen and Hüsten.

Holzen

Village

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Holzen is a village.

Hüsten

Town

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Hüsten is a town, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Oelinghausen Monastery.

Müschede

Village

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Müschede is a village in the city of Arnsberg in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Müschede is situated 4 km east of Oelinghausen Monastery.

Oelinghausen Monastery

Categories: monastery, religious community, and agriculture
Location: North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

51.41352° or 51° 24′ 49″ north

Longitude

7.94425° or 7° 56′ 39″ east

Open location code

9F39CW7V+CM

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=farmyard

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From French to Turkish—“Oelinghausen Monastery” goes by many names.

French: “monastère d’Oelinghausen”
French: “Monastère d’Oelinghausen”
German: “Kloster Oelinghausen”
German: “Oelinghausen”
German: “Prämonstratenserinnenstift Oelinghausen”
Turkish: “Oelinghausen Manastırı”

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Highlights include Klostergartenmuseum and Konvent.

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