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Eldena Abbey (German: Kloster Eldena), originally Hilda Abbey (German: Kloster Hilda) is a former Cistercian monastery near the present town of Greifswald in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Only ruins survive, which are well-known as a frequent subject of Caspar David Friedrich’s paintings, including the famous Abtei im Eichwald (”Abbey in the Oak Forest”).
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Class: [ C ] Baltic Sea Region Cultural Heritage Properties
Subclass: Monuments and sites
Web pages:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eldena_Abbey
http://www.vorpommern.de/hanseatic_city_greif.html
http://www.german-architecture.info/GERMANY/HGW/HGW-001.htm