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Engelberg Abbey
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Engelberg Abbey Kloster Engelberg | |||||||||
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| 1236–1602 / 1798 | |||||||||
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| Status | Imperial abbey | ||||||||
| Capital | Engelberg Abbey | ||||||||
| Common languages | Highest Alemannic | ||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Founded | 1120 | ||||||||
1124 1236 | |||||||||
• Gained jurisdiction over local villages | 1236 | ||||||||
• Swiss Congregation created | 1602 | ||||||||
• Annexed by Helv. Rep. | 1798 | ||||||||
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Engelberg Abbey (German: Kloster Engelberg) is a Benedictine monastery in Engelberg, Canton of Obwalden, Switzerland. It was formerly in the Diocese of Constance, but is now in the Diocese of Chur. It is dedicated to Our Lady of the Angels and occupies a commanding position at the head of the Nidwalden Valley.
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