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Ravengiersburg Abbey
Ravengiersburg is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis (district) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Simmern-Rheinböllen, whose seat is in Simmern. Ravengiersburg is home to the ''Hunsrückdom'' – the “Hunsrück Cathedral” – the former resident canonical foundation's church. Geography Location The municipality lies in the central Hunsrück in the Simmerbach valley, roughly 5 km east of Kirchberg and 6 km southwest of Simmern. The village's core gathers tightly around the monastery church. West of Ravengiersburg, the Kauerbach empties into the Simmerbach. The municipal area measures 6.16 km², of which 2.29 km² is wooded. Constituent communities Within Ravengiersburg's limits is an outlying hamlet named Neuhof. History In 974, Ravengiersburg had its first documentary mention. The name comes from Count ''Rab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Ravengiersburg is an ''Ortsgemeinde (Germany), Ortsgemeinde'' – a Municipalities of Germany, municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis (Districts of Germany, district) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Simmern-Rheinböllen, whose seat is in Simmern. Ravengiersburg is home to the ''Hunsrückdom'' – the “Hunsrück Cathedral” – the former resident canonical foundation's church. Geography Location The municipality lies in the central Hunsrück in the Simmerbach valley, roughly 5 km east of Kirchberg, Rhein-Hunsrück, Kirchberg and 6 km southwest of Simmern. The village's core gathers tightly around the monastery church. West of Ravengiersburg, the Kauerbach empties into the Simmerbach. The municipal area measures 6.16 km², of which 2.29 km² is wooded. Constituent communities Within Ravengiersburg's limits is an outlying Hamlet (place), haml ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |