Neimënster Abbey
Neimënster Abbey (Luxembourgish: ''Abtei Neimënster'', , German language, German: ''Abtei Neumünster''), officially known as Neumünster Abbey until 2014, is a public meeting place, cultural centre, and former Benedictines, Benedictine abbey located in the Grund, Luxembourg, Grund district of Luxembourg City in southern Luxembourg. History After the original Altmünster Abbey, Benedictine abbey on the Altmünster Plateau was destroyed in 1542, the monks began building a new abbey or "Neumünster" in 1606 in the Grund, Luxembourg, Grund. In 1618, a marble tomb was constructed to house the bones of John of Bohemia, John the Blind. The Abbey was destroyed in 1684 during the Siege of Luxembourg (1684), Siege of Luxembourg. The Abbey began to rebuild on the same site in 1688 and extended in 1720. In 1796, the French Directory enacted legislation that secularized Luxembourg's abbeys. In 1798, the Abbey was used as a prison and barracks. In 1805, the municipality's welfare offi ...
[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  

Abadía Neumünster, Ciudad De Luxemburgo, Luxemburgo, 2023-12-16, DD 66-68 HDR
Abadía () is a Spanish municipality located at an altitude of 442 metres above sea-level in the Autonomous communities of Spain, Autonomous Community of Extremadura, Estremadura, province of Cáceres (province), Cáceres. In 2001 its population was 272 – c. 6 people per square kilometre within an area of 45 km². Etymology It name is due to the abandoned Abbey next to the town. See also * List of municipalities in Cáceres References

Municipalities in the Province of Cáceres {{Extremadura-geo-stub ...
[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]