Eldena Abbey ruins

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Eldena Abbey ruins are the remains of a former Cistercian monastery near Greifswald in northeastern Germany, famed for their romantic, picturesque appearance and frequent depiction in the paintings of Caspar David Friedrich.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural heritage site
ruined monastery
alsoKnownAs Eldena Monastery ruins NERFINISHED
Klosterruine Eldena NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle Brick Gothic
category Caspar David Friedrich NERFINISHED
Monasteries in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Ruins in Germany
country Germany NERFINISHED
depictedInWorkBy Caspar David Friedrich NERFINISHED
dissolutionOfMonastery 16th century
foundedAsMonasteryIn 1199
12th century
hasFeature brick gables
gothic arches
remains of church walls
heritageDesignation protected monument in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
historicalRegion Pomerania NERFINISHED
influenced perception of Pomeranian landscape in Romantic art
influencedBy Romantic movement in art
locatedIn Greifswald NERFINISHED
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern NERFINISHED
district of Eldena
northeastern Germany
locatedNear Baltic Sea NERFINISHED
locatedOn Ryck River NERFINISHED
managedBy city of Greifswald NERFINISHED
material brick
nearbyCity Greifswald NERFINISHED
notableArtistDepicting Caspar David Friedrich NERFINISHED
notableFor frequent depiction in landscape painting
role in German Romanticism
romantic picturesque appearance
openToPublic yes
originallyPartOf Eldena Abbey NERFINISHED
originalName Hilda Abbey NERFINISHED
partOf Hanseatic city of Greifswald NERFINISHED
region Western Pomerania NERFINISHED
religiousAffiliation Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
religiousOrder Cistercian Order NERFINISHED
secularization during the Protestant Reformation
stateOfConservation ruin
surroundedBy parkland
tourism popular excursion destination from Greifswald
usedAs quarry for building materials after dissolution
usedFor cultural events
open-air performances
tourist visits

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Greifswald hasLandmark Eldena Abbey ruins