Pöhlde Abbey

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Pöhlde Abbey was a medieval Benedictine monastery in present-day Lower Saxony, Germany, notable as an imperial abbey and burial site for members of the Ottonian dynasty.

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Pöhlde Abbey canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Benedictine monastery
medieval monastery
architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
burialPlaceOf Ottonian nobility
linked to: Holy Roman nobility

members of the Ottonian dynasty
coordinateLocation 51.65°N 10.30°E
country Germany
dedicatedTo Saint Mary
dissolved 16th century
documentedIn Annals of Pöhlde
linked to: Pöhlde Annals
foundedAs Benedictine monastery
foundedBy Henry the Fowler
Matilda of Ringelheim
Ottonian dynasty
hasChronicle Pöhlde Annals
hasLanguageOfLiturgicalUse Latin
hasPart abbey church of Pöhlde
hasSovereign Holy Roman Emperor
heritageStatus archaeological site
inception 10th century
locatedIn Lower Saxony
Pöhlde
present-day Lower Saxony
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity District of Göttingen
linked to: Göttingen district
locatedInHistoricalRegion Duchy of Saxony
Holy Roman Empire
locatedInRegion Southern Lower Saxony
locatedNear Harz Mountains
linked to: Harz

Herzberg am Harz
notableFor Ottonian dynasty burials
imperial connections
role in early medieval Saxony
partOf network of imperial abbeys in the Holy Roman Empire
religion Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
religiousOrder Benedictine Order
linked to: Benedictines
significantEvent destruction during the Peasants' War
elevation to imperial abbey status
usedAs imperial residence
royal palace

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Matilda of Ringelheim founded Pöhlde Abbey