Eibingen Abbey

Eibingen Abbey Abtei St. Hildegard
49°59′33″N 7°55′41″E / 49.99250°N 7.92806°E / 49.99250; 7.92806
Location	Eibingen, Germany
Denomination	Catholic
Architecture
Style	Romanesque revival
Groundbreaking	1900 (1900)s
Administration
Diocese	Diocese of Limburg
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name	Upper Middle Rhine Valley
Type	Cultural
Criteria	ii, iv, v
Designated	2002
Reference no.	1066
Region	Europe and North America

Eibingen Abbey (German: Abtei St. Hildegard, full name: Benedictine Abbey St. Hildegard) is a community of Benedictine nuns in Eibingen near Rüdesheim in Hesse, Germany. Founded by Hildegard of Bingen in 1165, it was dissolved in 1804, but restored, with new buildings, in 1904. The nuns produce wine and crafts. They sing regular services, which have been at times recorded. The church is also used as a concert venue. The abbey is a Rhine Gorge World Heritage Site.