The Himmelkron monastery was a Cistercian abbey in Himmelkron in Upper Franconia in the diocese of Bamberg from the 13th to the 16th century. It then served the Bayreuth margraves …

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What a promise - heavenly crown! The location of the Cistercian monastery founded in 1279 may also have influenced the naming: to protect against flooding, the complex, which grew to …

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Wohnen Himmelkron - formerly "Himmelkroner Heime" - was founded in 1892 in the Upper Franconian district of Kulmbach as a home for the disabled in a former monastery.
Today, Diakoneo in Himmelkron and the surrounding area offers modern, decentralized living space for people with disabilities in various forms of living.

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Elevation 390 m

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Wednesday 25 March

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53 %

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Location: Himmelkron, Landkreis Kulmbach, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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