Ellwangen Abbey
Imperial Abbey (Prince-Provostry) of Ellwangen Reichskloster (Fürstpropstei) Ellwangen | |||||||||
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| 1011–1802 | |||||||||
St. Vitus's Basilica | |||||||||
| Status | Prince-provostry of the Holy Roman Empire | ||||||||
| Capital | Ellwangen | ||||||||
| Government | Imperial abbey Prince-provostry (from 1460) | ||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages Early modern period | ||||||||
• Founded | ca 764 | ||||||||
| 1011 | |||||||||
• Reichsfreiheit confirmed | 1347 | ||||||||
| 1460 | |||||||||
| 1500 | |||||||||
| 1609 | |||||||||
| 1802 | |||||||||
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| Today part of | Germany | ||||||||
Ellwangen Abbey (German: Kloster Ellwangen) was the earliest Benedictine monastery established in the Duchy of Swabia, at the present-day town of Ellwangen an der Jagst, Baden-Württemberg, about 100 km (60 mi) north-east of Stuttgart.