Grünhain Abbey
Grünhain Abbey (German: Kloster Grünhain) in Grünhain in the Saxon Ore Mountains, which was built and run by Cistercians, existed from 1230 to 1536. Today only its ruins remain.[1]
Zisterzienserabtei Grünhain | |
 Northern wall of the abbey | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Order | Cistercian |
| Established | 1230[1] |
| Disestablished | 1536[1] |
| Mother house | Sittichenbach Abbey |
| Diocese | Morimond Abbey |
| Site | |
| Location | Saxony Germany |
| Coordinates | 50.579561°N 12.811114°E |
References
- Grünhain/Klosterruine at www.heykodehn.de. Retrieved 19 Mar 2016
Further reading
- Lothar Enderlein: Kloster Grünhain im Westerzgebirge. Schwarzenberg, Glückauf-Verlag, 1934
- Martin Märker: Das Zisterzienserkloster Grünhain im Erzgebirge. Frankfurt am Main, Verlag des Erzgebirgsverein, 1968
- Manfred Richter: Tatort Mittelalter - Akte St. Petri Schletta und der Grünhainer Mönch Feiner. Annaberg, Verlag BERGstraße / Günter Hirt, 2002
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