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Walderbach, Germany

Walderbach Abbey

Walderbach, Germany

Walderbach Abbey
Photo: Stephan Komp · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Walderbach Abbey, located in Walderbach, Germany, was a Cistercian monastery founded in 1143 and built in the Romanesque style. The abbey functioned as a religious community until its demolition in 1803. Today, the site survives as an archaeological site and museum, designated as an architectural heritage monument in Bavaria, preserving the memory of this medieval monastic complex and its seven centuries of religious life.

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Type
museum, archaeological site, religious community
Heritage
architectural heritage monument in Bavaria
Place
Walderbach, Germany

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