🛕 Himmelkron Abbey

Germany · Europe · 50.06°N, 11.59°E

Himmelkron Abbey is located in Himmelkron in the district of Kulmbach in Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany. From the 13th to the 16th century it was a Cistercian abbey in the Archdiocese of Bamberg. It then served the Margraviate of Brandenburg-Bayreuth as a summer residence and Jagdschloss until the 19th century. Today it is a residential home and day care center for people with intellectual disabilities.

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Country	Germany
Continent / region	Europe
Coordinates (approx.)	50.06°N, 11.59°E · view on map

Himmelkron Abbey is located in Germany, in Europe.

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