Built by Franciscan monks at the beginning of the 13th century monastery complex, which was dissolved with the Reformation, has a varied history behind it. After the Latin School, the Bürgerschule and at the end of the 19th century a girls' school named after Empress Auguste-Victoria, Gelnhauser Stadtbibliothek, Stadtarchiv and Museum now have their headquarters.

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From 1313 to 1561, the Himmelau Monastery was a Benedictine and Cistercian monastery in Gelnhausen in Hesse.
It is not to be confused with the monastery of the Discalced Carmelites of the same name in Sankt Michael im Lavanttal in Austria.

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The former monastery is now home to a museum

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Location: Gelnhausen, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Darmstadt District, Hesse, Germany

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