Caption

Former Cistercian nunnery Himmelthal in Spessart. Founded in 1232, the present church dates from 1753 and is now the Elsava School. Epitaph from the 14th century, St., Sankt, Saint

Date

Nov 05, 2009

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Florian Monheim

Reference

BRK25C34_317

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No

Property release

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Rights managed

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61,3Mb (4,8Mb) / 11,5in x 20,8in / 3441 x 6229 (300dpi)

Keywords

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