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    Waldsassen Abbey (German: Abtei Waldsassen) is a Cistercian nunnery, formerly a Cistercian monastery, located on the River Wondreb at Waldsassen near Tirschenreuth...
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    is famous for the Waldsassen Basilica and Waldsassen Abbey, both built in a Baroque style. The latter contains the much visited Abbey library, whose wood...
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    and territorial lordship of Waldsassen Abbey with the market town of Konnersreuth, Fockenfeld Abbey, the town of Waldsassen and about 150 other villages...
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    Sedlec Monastery was brought from the Imperial immediate Cistercian Waldsassen Abbey in Bavaria, close to the border with Bohemia. By 1260, German miners...
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    well known for housing the Sedlec Ossuary. Sedlec Abbey was founded in 1142 from Waldsassen Abbey in Sedlec as the first Cistercian monastery in Bohemia...
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    is the parish church in Waldsassen, Bavaria. It was built in its present form from 1685 to 1704 as part of the Waldsassen Abbey. With the secularization...
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  • of the Palatinate. The red dragon in the right is the symbol of the Waldsassen Abbey, and symbolizes the margravate of Diepolding. Only the upper part of...
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    borne. In 1119 Diepold III founded Reichenbach Abbey (where he was buried) and in 1133 Waldsassen Abbey. He continued the land development in Egerland...
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    order of enclosed monks and nuns formed in 1098, originating from Cîteaux Abbey. Their monasteries spread throughout Europe during the Middle Ages, but...
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    Princely abbeys (German: Fürstabtei, Fürststift) and Imperial abbeys (German: Reichsabtei, Reichskloster, Reichsstift, Reichsgotthaus) were religious...
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    between the Landgrave Gebhard's servant Heinrich von Trautenberg and the Waldsassen Abbey.: 109  1277: Gotfridus de Wurz is listed as a witness for Gebhard,...
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    which was able to meet the high demand of the glassworks. Monks from Waldsassen Abbey brought a knowledge of the glass manufacture to the Ore Mountains....
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    record first mentions Konnersreuth in 1218, in a chronicle kept at Waldsassen Abbey. [citation needed] In 1468 the village was granted the right to hold...
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    the Cistercian Abbey Waldsassen. It received its town charter from Waldsassen's abbot Johann V. in 1364. Originally the Waldsassen Abbey and its possessions...
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    monasteries of Waldsassen (1133), Reifenstein (1162), Loccum (1163) and Dobrilugk (1165). During the German Peasants' War in 1525 the abbey was virtually...
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    earthquake swarm was in 1986. The area was settled by German monks from Waldsassen Abbey in the 12th and 13th centuries. In the mid-13th century, a guard castle...
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    European Academy of Bavaria, Member of the Board of Trustees Friends of Waldsassen Abbey, Chairwoman Frischluft, Member of the Board of Trustees German European...
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    Luby is from 1158. In 1185, it was mentioned as a property of the Waldsassen Abbey. Construction of a church started in 1188. The village was promoted...
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  • constructor guild in Bratislava Georg Dientzenhofers Masterwork: Kappl near Waldsassen Wallfahrtskirche Maria Hilf in Amberg by Wolfgang Dietzenhofer The Church...
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  • Udalrichingers Udalrich I of Scheyern Udalrich II Birker, abbot of Waldsassen Abbey from 1479 to 1486 Udalrich II of Moravia (1134–1177), Duke of Brünn...
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    colonised by Germans. In the 12th–13th century Chodov belonged to the Waldsassen Abbey and in the 14th–17th century was ruled from Loket. In 1894 Chodov was...
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  • Ehingen (Danube), ceiling painting with the Last Supper (1763–1766) Waldsassen Abbey Church (1727) St. Peter's Church, Mainz (1755/1756) Bolongaropalast...
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    first written mention of Radonice is from 1196, when monks came from Waldsassen Abbey at the invitation of Milhost of Mašťov. Ojíř of Radonice (written in...
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    when King John of Bohemia transferred the right of appointment to the Waldsassen Abbey. In 2005, excavations revealed that the original building was likely...
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    Klingenthal. The settlement emerged in 13th century and belonged to Waldsassen Abbey, which colonized the area. The German name of Markhausen derives from...
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    written mention of Kaceřov is from 1312, when it was acquired by the Waldsassen Abbey. The most important owners of the estate were the Pergler of Perglas...
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    mention of Blšany is from 1238, when the village was a property of the Waldsassen Abbey. Between 1238 and 1252, a small town was founded on the site of the...
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    first written mention of Plesná is from 1185, when it belonged to Waldsassen Abbey. In 1900, Plesná became a town. Plesná is located on the railway line...
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  • Cologne Basilica of St. Suitbert March 28, 1967 Waldsassen, Bavaria Regensburg Stiftsbasilika Waldsassen September 15, 1969 Kempten, Bavaria Augsburg Basilica...
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    a loyal supporter of Emperor Henry V and founder of the abbeys in Reichenbach and Waldsassen. From about 1125, he had the fortress of Eger (Cheb) erected...
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