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Kloster Altenmunster

  • Address: Ausserhalb
  • Vicinity: NE of Lorsch Abbey
  • Type: Archaeological Site
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Site

Kloster Altenmunster is an archaeological site of a monastery complex in Lorsch, Germany. Brickwork erected in the 1980s marks the likely outlines of the monastery church. The site is a contributor to UNESCO's World Heritage group, Abbey and Altenmunster of Lorsch. - AsNotedIn


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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
0764/00/00 Gaugraf Cancor and his mother Williswind a noble monastery on the river Weschnitz, which is referred to in the Lorsch Codex as a "monastery on the island". It will be turned over to the Archbishop Chrodegang of Metz soon after its founding.
1075/00/00 Altenmunster Abbey seems to have been unused for a long time until it was restored under Abbot Udalrich (1056-1075).

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Particulars for Kloster Altenmunster:
Site Type Archaeological Site
Area of Significance Architecture
Culture Carolingian Empire
Era Medieval Europe
Cultural Attribute Monk
Area of Significance Religion
Historic Use Religious Community
Historic Use Religious Property
Disposition Ruin
Sight Category Site




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