Tvis Abbey Ruins

Holstebro, Denmark

Tvis Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey founded in 1163 by Prince Buris as a daughter house of Herrevad Abbey in Scania (now in Sweden). The abbey was dissolved during the Reformation, probably in 1547. The abbey church, which served as a parish church, was demolished, apparently in 1698, after which a replacement was set up in the west wing, but that too was demolished after the construction of a new parish church in 1887. Today there are no visible remains apart from the foundations.

References:

Wikipedia

Address

Klostervej 89, Holstebro, Denmark

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Details

Founded: 1163
Category: Ruins in Denmark
Historical period: The First Kingdom (Denmark)

More Information

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