Kloster Wendhusen, Thale

Name: Kloster Wendhusen
Address: Wendhusenstraße 7, Thale, 06502, Germany
Telephone: +49 3947 778563

#6 among attractions in Thale

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Wendhusen Monastery, modernized also Wendhausen, in Thale is the oldest monastery on the territory of the present state of Saxony-Anhalt and is the start or end station of the Harz Monastery Trail. It is the only Carolingian-period building here and the oldest canoness monastery in the new German states. After secularization around 1540, it became a knight's estate.

Coordinates: 51°45'22"N, 11°2'55"E

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Wendhusenstraße 7Thale 06502 Germany

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+49 3947 778563

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Kloster Wendhusen – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Homburg Watchtower, Hüttenmuseum, DDR Museum, Obscurum Thale.

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