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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Corvey canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| 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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