Corvey

E290471

Corvey is a historic former Benedictine abbey complex on the Weser River in Höxter, Germany, renowned for its Carolingian architecture and cultural significance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World Heritage Site
former Benedictine abbey
monastic complex
architecturalStyle Carolingian architecture
Romanesque architecture
consecrationYear 844
country Germany
currentUse cultural venue
museum
parish church
dissolved 1803
foundedAs Benedictine monastery
foundedBy Abbot Adalhard of Corbie
Bishop Hathumar of Paderborn
Charlemagne
Emperor Louis the Pious
surface form: Louis the Pious
hasCoordinateLatitude 51.775
hasCoordinateLongitude 9.381
hasHeritageStatus one of the most important Carolingian monastic sites in Europe
hasPart Corvey Abbey
surface form: Corvey Castle

Corvey Abbey
surface form: Westwork of Corvey Abbey

Corvey Abbey
surface form: abbey church of Corvey

monastic buildings
hasProtectionStatus listed monument in North Rhine-Westphalia
heritageDesignation Kulturdenkmal
UNESCO World Heritage Site
inception 822
locatedIn Höxter
locatedInHistoricalRegion Westphalia
locatedInRegion North Rhine-Westphalia
locatedNear Höxter
surface form: city of Höxter
locatedOnRiver Weser
surface form: Weser River
notableFor early medieval monastic culture
its medieval library and scriptorium
role as a center of Christianization in Saxony
well-preserved Carolingian westwork
ownedBy Duke of Ratibor and Prince of Corvey family
partOf Höxter district
surface form: district of Höxter
religiousAffiliation Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
religiousOrder Benedictines
surface form: Benedictine Order
significantEvent secularisation in 1803
UNESCOSiteCategory Cultural
UNESCOSiteCriteria (ii)
(iii)
(iv)
UNESCOSiteId 1447
UNESCOSiteName Imperial Abbey of Corvey
surface form: Carolingian Westwork and Civitas Corvey
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear 2014

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