Niedermünster, Regensburg
49°1′10″N 12°6′2″E / 49.01944°N 12.10056°E
Imperial Abbey of Niedermünster Reichsstift Niedermünster | |||||||||
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| 1002–1803 | |||||||||
| Status | Imperial Abbey | ||||||||
| Capital | Niedermünster Abbey | ||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• First religious community founded | 788 | ||||||||
• Granted Reichsfreiheit | 1002 | ||||||||
• Secularised to Bavaria | 1803 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Germany | ||||||||
The Niedermünster or Niedermünster Abbey (German: Reichsstift Niedermünster), Regensburg, was a house of canonesses (Frauenstift) in Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany. At the height of its power it was one of the wealthiest and most influential in Bavaria. The church is still in use as the parish church of Regensburg Cathedral.