Echenbrunn Abbey () was a

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located at Echenbrunn, now part of

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, Germany. Dedicated to Saints Peter and

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, the monastery was founded in 1122 by Gumbert von Flochberg, a local noble. It was dissolved in 1556 by order of

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. In 1672 the

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from Dillingen built a summer residence on the site, which later became the property of the

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. The present structure on the site is a parish priest's house with a gabled roof built in 1732. The enclosure wall and its gateway with a pointed arch appear to date from the 16th century.Johann Bauhofer, "Die ehemalige Benediktiner-Abtei Echenbrunn" in ''Jahrbuch des Historischen Vereins Dillingen'', vol. 9 (1896), pp. 127–143

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*Alois Wagner, "Zur Geschichte des Klosters Echenbrunn" in ''Jahrbuch des Historischen Vereins Dillingen'', vol. 9 (1896), pp. 251–252 *Georg Rückert, "Die Äbte des Klosters Echenbrunn" in ''Jahrbuch des Historischen Vereins Dillingen'', vol. 25 (1912), pp. 290–315 *Anton Michael Seitz, "Über Siegel und Wappen der ehemaligen Abtei Echenbrunn" in ''Jahrbuch des Historischen Vereins Dillingen'', vol. 67/68 (1965/66), pp. 85–88 *Erich Stahleder, "Die verschollene Bibliothek des Benediktinerkloster Echenbrunn" in ''Jahrbuch des Historischen Vereins Dillingen'', vol. 69 (1967), pp. 25–41 Benedictine monasteries in Germany Monasteries in Bavaria 1120s establishments in the Holy Roman Empire 1122 establishments in Europe 1556 disestablishments in Europe Christian monasteries established in the 1120s {{Bavaria-struct-stub

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