Kloster Wörschweiler
Monastery in Homburg, Germany, dating from 1130
Wörschweiler Abbey (Latin: Verneri-Villerium; German: Kloster Wörschweiler; also Werschweiler in older literature) is a former Cistercian abbey in the commune of Homburg in Saarland state, Germany. The monastery site is about 30 kilometres east of Saarbrücken, on a mountain called Marienberg. In 1131, Earl Friedrich of Saarwerden and his wife Gertrud founded Wörschweiler Abbey. In 1171, Wörscheiler Abbey became a daughter house of Villers-Bettnach Abbey.
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- Type:
- Monastery
- Period:
- 1130
- Where:
- Homburg, Germany
- Coordinates:
- 49.28°N, 7.31°E
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