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Eldena Abbey. 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 ...
Eldena Abbey Ruins. Eldena Abbey, originally Hilda Abbey, is a former Cistercian monastery. Only ruins survive, which are well known as a frequent subject of Caspar David Friedrich's paintings. In the 12th century the Baltic coast south of the island of Rügen belonged to the Rani principality of Rügen, which in its turn was subject to the Danes.
- An der Klosterruine 6, Greifswald, Germany
Greifswald was founded in 1199 when Cistercian monks founded the Eldena Abbey. In 1250, Wartislaw III, Duke of Pomerania, granted town privileges to Greifswald according to the Lübeck law. Middle Ages and Reformation Medieval Fangenturm (Prisoners' Tower), Greifswald Eldena Abbey was founded in 1199. Today only its ruins remain.
- 5 m (16 ft)
- Vorpommern-Greifswald
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The ruins of Eldena Abbey on the outskirts of Greifswald, near the fishing village of Wieck, are an important monument of the Romantic era and probably some of the most famous ruins in Germany. The Brick Gothic Abbey owes its fame to Caspar David Friedrich, whose paintings have made the ruins of Eldena Abbey known worldwide and turned them into ...
Ruins of Eldena Abbey – 250 Jahre Caspar David Friedrich. Oil on canvas. 101 x 72 cm. Stiftung Pommersches Landesmuseum, Greifswald.
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").
