🛕 Säckingen Abbey

Germany · Europe · 47.55°N, 7.95°E

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Säckingen Abbey is a former Roman Catholic abbey located in Bad Säckingen, Baden-Württemberg in Germany. The Abbey was founded in the 6th or 7th century by Fridolin of Säckingen, an Irish monk. While the Abbey had both monks and nuns, only the nuns' convent grew to be an important religious, economic and cultural institution for the entire upper Rhine.

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CountryGermany
Continent / regionEurope
Coordinates (approx.)47.55°N, 7.95°E · view on map

Säckingen Abbey is located in Germany, in Europe.

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