Michaelsberg Abbey, Siegburg
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Michaelsberg Abbey (German: Abtei Michaelsberg) is a former monastery of the Benedictine Order, belonging to the Subiaco Congregation (1064-2011). The monastery is situated on the Michaelsberg ("St. Michael's Mount"), about 40 metres above the town of Siegburg. For this reason it is also often known as Siegburg Abbey.
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Abtei Michaelsberg | |
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Other names | Abtei Siegburg/Siegburg Abbey |
Order | Benedictine Cistercian |
Established | 1064/1914/1945 |
Disestablished | 1803/1941/2011 |
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Coordinates | 50°47′45″N 7°12′39″E |
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Quick Facts Imperial Abbey of Michaelsberg, SiegburgReichsabtei Michaelsberg in Siegburg, Status ...
Imperial Abbey of Michaelsberg, Siegburg Reichsabtei Michaelsberg in Siegburg | |||||||||
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1512–1803 | |||||||||
Status | Imperial Abbey | ||||||||
Capital | Siegburg | ||||||||
Government | Theocracy (till 1803) | ||||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages to Modern Era | ||||||||
• Founded | 1064 | ||||||||
• Gained Reichsfreiheit | 1512 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1803 | ||||||||
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Today part of | Germany |
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