Chorin () is a
municipality in the district of
Barnim in
Brandenburg,
Germany. It is most famous for its cloister and for being situated within the
Schorfheide-Chorin Biosphere Reserve. It is famous for its medieval
Brick Gothic
Brick Gothic (german: Backsteingotik, pl, Gotyk ceglany, nl, Baksteengotiek) is a specific style of Gothic architecture common in Northeast and Central Europe especially in the regions in and around the Baltic Sea, which do not have resourc ...
Chorin Abbey and the
Choriner Musiksommer
The Choriner Musiksommer (literally, ''Chorin's Summer of Music'') is an outdoor music festival held in the ruins of the convent of Chorin Abbey in Chorin, Brandenburg, Germany.
It originated as a single annual concert, established on 23 May 1964 ...
music festival held there.
History
From 1815 to 1947, Chorin was part of the
Prussian Province of Brandenburg, from 1947 to 1952 of the State of
Brandenburg, from 1952 to 1990 of the
Bezirk Frankfurt of
East Germany and since 1990 again of Brandenburg.
Demography
See also
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Amtssee
Amtssee is a lake in the Schorfheide-Chorin Biosphere Reserve in Brandenburg, Germany. It is located in the municipality of Chorin, Barnim
Barnim () is a district in Brandenburg, Germany. It is bounded by (from the east and clockwise) Poland, t ...
References
External links
Chorin at britz-chorin-oderberg.de (German infopage)www.Kloster-Chorin.info (German website about Chorin Abbey)
Localities in Barnim
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