Kloster Eldena

Monastery in Greifswald, Germany, dating from 1101

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").

From Eldena Abbey on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.

Type:
Monastery

Period:
1101

Where:
Greifswald, Germany

Coordinates:
54.09°N, 13.45°E

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