Padise Abbey

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Padise Abbey (Estonian: Padise klooster) was a former Cistercian monastery in Padise in Harju County, Estonia, settled in 1310 by the dispossessed monks of Dünamünde Abbey in Latvia. It was converted into a fortress after its dissolution in 1559 and later used as a country house until 1766. The ruins have now been partially restored and made into a museum.

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Padise Abbey
Keskuse tee, Lääne-Harju vald

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N 59.224169444444 °	E 24.14485 °

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76001 Lääne-Harju vald (Padise küla)
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