Prüfening Abbey
Imperial Abbey of Prüfening Reichskloster Prüfening | |||||||
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| 1119–1803 | |||||||
Prüfening Abbey | |||||||
| Status | Imperial Abbey | ||||||
| Capital | Prüfening Abbey | ||||||
| Government | Theocracy | ||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||
• Founded | 1119 | ||||||
| 1803 | |||||||
• Purchased by Thurn und Taxis | 1899 | ||||||
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| Today part of | Germany | ||||||
Prüfening Abbey (German: Kloster Prüfening) was a Benedictine monastery on the outskirts of Regensburg in Bavaria, Germany. Since the beginning of the 19th century it has also been known as Prüfening Castle (Schloss Prüfening). Notably, its extant dedicatory inscription, commemorating the founding of the abbey in 1119, was created by printing and is a unique document of medieval typography.