Werden Abbey

51°23′17″N 7°00′17″E / 51.38806°N 7.00472°E / 51.38806; 7.00472

Imperial Abbey of Werden-Helmstedt
Reichsabtei Werden-Helmstedt
877–1803
Coat of arms of Werden-Helmstedt
Coat of arms
Main building of the former abbey
Main building of the former abbey
StatusImperial Abbey
CapitalWerden
Common languagesLow Saxon
Religion
Roman Catholic
GovernmentTheocracy
Historical eraMiddle Ages
• Werden founded
809 877
• Helmstedt founded
827
• Gained Reichsfreiheit
May 22, 877
1803
• Lost to Berg, Westphalia
1806–14
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Duchy of Saxony Duchy of Saxony
Kingdom of Prussia
St Ludger's basilica in Werden

Werden Abbey (German: Kloster Werden) was a Benedictine monastery in Essen-Werden (Germany), situated on the Ruhr.


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