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Grünhain Abbey
Zisterzienserabtei Grünhain
Northern wall of the abbey
Monastery information
OrderCistercian
Established1230[1]
Disestablished1536[1]
Mother houseSittichenbach Abbey
DioceseMorimond Abbey
Controlled churchesnone
Site
LocationSaxony
 Germany

Grünhain Abbey (Template:Lang-de) 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]

References

  1. ^ a b c 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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