Oelenberg Abbey

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Oelenberg Abbey (Latin: Abbatia B.M.V. de Oelenberg; French: Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Oelenberg; Alemannic German: Kloschter vum Eelabarg) is a Trappist monastery located in Reiningue near Mulhouse, France. It has been an important place of worship in Alsace since the 11th century but now hosts a small community of five monks (as of 2017). The former Augustinian then Jesuit church with its nave, its two-level transept, its choir and its burial vault were listed as a Historic Monument on June 16, 1992.

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Oelenberg Abbey
Rue d'Oelenberg, Mulhouse

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Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Oelenberg

Rue d'Oelenberg
68950 Mulhouse
Grand Est, France
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