🛕 Altenberg Abbey, Solms

Germany · Europe · 50.56°N, 8.45°E

Altenberg Abbey is a former Premonstratensian nunnery situated between Solms and Wetzlar, Hesse, Germany. It was founded in c. 1170 and dissolved in 1802. It had a strong connection with the House of Nassau, several of whom were nuns and abbesses, and some family members, including Otto I, Count of Nassau, were buried here; it was also a burial place for the Counts of Solms. The buildings were seriously damaged by a fire in 1952. Those that survive accommodate a meeting centre for the local deanery and since 2018 a small Protestant religious community.

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Country	Germany
Continent / region	Europe
Coordinates (approx.)	50.56°N, 8.45°E · view on map

Altenberg Abbey, Solms is located in Germany, in Europe.

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