Imperial Abbey of Walkenried Reichskloster Walkenried | |||||||||
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| 1127–1648 | |||||||||
 Former chapter house and abbey church ruins | |||||||||
| Status | Imperial Abbey | ||||||||
| Capital | Walkenried | ||||||||
| Common languages | German, Latin | ||||||||
| Religion | Cistercian (to 1546) Lutheran (from 1546) | ||||||||
| Government | Prince-abbacy | ||||||||
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• 1127–28 | Henry I (first abbot) | ||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Abbey founded | 1127 | ||||||||
• Foundation confirmed by Pope Innocent II | 1137 | ||||||||
• Joined Upper Saxon Circle | 1500 | ||||||||
• Became Reichsstift | 1542 | ||||||||
| 1648 | |||||||||
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Walkenried Abbey (German: Kloster Walkenried) was a Cistercian abbey located in the village of Walkenried in Lower Saxony, Germany. Founded in 1127 on the southern rim of the Harz mountain range, the remnants of the monastic complex since 2010 are part of the Upper Harz Water Regale World Heritage Site.