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BLAUBEUREN

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Originally appearing in Volume V04, Page 48 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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BLAUBEUREN  , a

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town of Germany, in the
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kingdom of
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Wurttemberg, 12 M . W. of
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Ulm, with which it is connected by railway . Pop . (1900) 3114 . It is romantically situated in a wild and deep valley of the Swabian
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Alps at an altitude of 1600 ft. and is partly surrounded by ancient walls . Of the three churches (two Evangelical and one
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Roman Catholic) the most remarkable is the abbey church (Klosterkirche), a
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late
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Gothic
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building dating from 1465-1496, the choir of which contains beautiful 15th century carved choir-stalls and a
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fine high altar with a triptych (1496) . The choir only is used for service (
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Protestant), the
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nave being used as a gymnasium . The town church (Stadtkirche) also has a fine altar with triptych . The
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Benedictine abbey, founded in 1095, was used after the Reformation as a school, and is now an Evangelical theological seminary . There are two hospitals in the town .

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