Kloster Mariensee

Cistercian Abbey Mariensee
Location: Germany
Lower Saxony
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Year of Founding: 1206

The Kloster Mariensee (i.e. Mariensee Convent) is an Evangelical Lutheran women's convent in Mariensee, a district of Neustadt am Rübenberge close to Hanover. It is one of five Calenberg Convents, which are administered by the Klosterkammer Hannover.

History

The Kloster Mariensee was founded in 1207 as a Cistercian women's monastery by Bernard II, Count of Wölpe[1] and endowed with a vast landownership.

Furnishings

Tapestry „Das Jüngste Gericht“ (The Judgment Day)

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Coordinates: 52°33′31″N 9°29′12″E / 52.55861°N 9.48667°E / 52.55861; 9.48667

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