Altenberg_Abbey,_Solms
Altenberg Abbey, Solms
Premonstratensian nunnery in Hesse, Germany
50°33′34″N 8°26′46″E Altenberg Abbey (German: Kloster Altenberg) is a former Premonstratensian nunnery situated between Solms and Wetzlar, Hesse, Germany. It was founded in c. 1170 and dissolved in 1802.[1] It had a strong connection with the House of Nassau, several of whom were nuns and abbesses, and some family members, including Otto I, Count of Nassau, were buried here;[2] it was also a burial place for the Counts of Solms.[3] The buildings were seriously damaged by a fire in 1952. Those that survive accommodate a meeting centre for the local deanery and since 2018 a small Protestant religious community.[1]
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