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Allerheiligenberg Monastery
The Allerheiligenberg Monastery was a catholic monastery in Lahnstein, Germany. It belonged to the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, but from spring 2012 was no longer used. Since the end of 2014, the monastery Allerheiligenberg is privately owned. Viewed November 14th 2014 From 1919 to 2012, the Oblate Padres were active on the Allerheiligenberg in Lahnstein and took pastoral care of the Allerheiligenbergkapelle. For many years a community of missionaries was on the Allerheiligenberg. In the 1990th a youth community was founded here. Until the closure of the monastery the scholasticate for the Central European Province of the Oblates was located on the Allerheiligenberg. After the novitiate the young religious people came to Lahnstein and studied theology at the Philosophical-Theological College ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lahnstein
Lahnstein () is a ''verband''-free town of Rhein-Lahn-Kreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated at the confluence of the Lahn with the Rhine, approximately south of Koblenz. Lahnstein was created in 1969 by the merger of the previously independent towns of Oberlahnstein (or Upper Lahnstein) on the south side of the Lahn (above the river mouth) and Niederlahnstein on the north side (below the river mouth). In 2020, it had a population of 18,030. Situated on the heights of the foothills of the Westerwald and the Taunus, Lahnstein is considered a fresh-air spa city with spa facilities and thermal baths. It is also the seat of a district court. In religious affairs, it is assigned to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Limburg and to the Evangelical Church in Hesse and Nassau. Because of its strategic importance on the Rhine, Lahnstein was heavily fortified. Many old gates and towers still demonstrate its importance in the Middle Ages. Lahneck Castle, situated high above Ober ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
