Hersfeld Abbey
Hersfeld Abbey was an important Benedictine imperial abbey in the town of Bad Hersfeld in Hesse (formerly in Hesse-Nassau), Germany, at the confluence of the rivers Geisa, Haune and Fulda. The ruins are now a medieval festival venue.
Imperial Abbey of Hersfeld Reichsabtei Hersfeld | |||||||||
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| 775–1606 (de facto) 775–1648 (de jure) | |||||||||
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 Hersfeld Abbey: church ruins | |||||||||
| Status | Imperial Abbey | ||||||||
| Capital | Hersfeld Abbey | ||||||||
| Government | Theocracy | ||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Founded by Saint Boniface | 736–42 | ||||||||
| 775 | |||||||||
1371 | |||||||||
• Forced union with Fulda | 1513–15 | ||||||||
1525 | |||||||||
• Otto, Prince of Hesse, elected lay administrator | 1606 | ||||||||
| 1648 | |||||||||
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| Today part of | Germany | ||||||||
