Michaelsberg Abbey, Siegburg
Abtei Michaelsberg | |
Michaelsberg Abbey, Siegburg | |
| Monastery information | |
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| Other names | Abtei Siegburg/Siegburg Abbey |
| Order | Benedictine Cistercian |
| Established | 1064/1914/1945 |
| Disestablished | 1803/1941/2011 |
| Site | |
| Coordinates | 50°47′45″N 7°12′39″E / 50.79583°N 7.21083°E |
Imperial Abbey of Michaelsberg, Siegburg Reichsabtei Michaelsberg in Siegburg | |||||||||
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| 1512–1803 | |||||||||
| Status | Imperial Abbey | ||||||||
| Capital | Siegburg | ||||||||
| Government | Theocracy (till 1803) | ||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages to Modern Era | ||||||||
• Founded | 1064 | ||||||||
• Gained Reichsfreiheit | 1512 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1803 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Germany | ||||||||
Michaelsberg Abbey (German: Abtei Michaelsberg) is a former monastery of the Benedictine Order, belonging to the Subiaco Congregation (1064-2011). The monastery is situated on the Michaelsberg ("St. Michael's Mount"), about 40 metres above the town of Siegburg. For this reason it is also often known as Siegburg Abbey.