Weihenstephan Abbey

Summary

Weihenstephan Abbey is a benedictine abbey^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of benedictine_abbey entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (771 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Weihenstephan Abbey's religion is recorded as Catholicism^[3].
• Weihenstephan Abbey is located in Freising^[4].
• Weihenstephan Abbey is in the country of Germany^[5].
• Weihenstephan Abbey's instance of is recorded as benedictine abbey^[6].
• Weihenstephan Abbey's instance of is recorded as religious community^[7].
• Weihenstephan Abbey's postal code is recorded as 85354^[8].
• Weihenstephan Abbey's Commons category is recorded as Kloster Weihenstephan^[9].
• January 17, 801 marks the founding of Weihenstephan Abbey^[10].
• Weihenstephan Abbey was dissolved in 1803^[11].
• Weihenstephan Abbey's religious order is recorded as Benedictines^[12].
• Weihenstephan Abbey's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 48.3951388888889, 'lon': 11.7283333333333}^[13].
• Weihenstephan Abbey's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 48.3948976263221, 'lon': 11.7293028020828}^[14].
• Weihenstephan Abbey's located on street is recorded as Old Academy^[15].
• Weihenstephan Abbey's diocese is recorded as Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Munich and Freising^[16].

Body

Founding

January 17, 801 marks the founding of Weihenstephan Abbey^[10].

Dissolution

Weihenstephan Abbey was dissolved in 1803^[11].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Weihenstephan Abbey include Weihenstephan^[17], an Ortsteil^[18], in Germany^[19].

Why It Matters

Weihenstephan Abbey ranks in the top 5% of benedictine_abbey entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (771 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[21]

Entities named for it include Weihenstephan^[17], an Ortsteil^[18], in Germany^[19].