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Montserrat, Monasterio de (historic site) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 41 36 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 41.6000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 001 49 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 1.8167 decimal degrees |
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Note: Benedictine monastery located on Montserrat (mountain). The monasterty was built in 18th century on the site of an earlier monastery dating to at least the 9th century CE. The area has been inhabited since prehistoric times, and has been considered sacred, as well as a refuge for hermits for many centuries. |
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| Montserrat, Monasterio de (preferred,C,V)
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| Monasterio de Montserrat (C,V,display)
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| Santa María de Montserrat (C,V)
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| Montserrat (C,V)
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| Monserrat (C,V)
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| Benediktiner-Abtei Montserrat (C,V)
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| Abadía de Monserrat (C,V)
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| Notre Dame du Montserrat (C,V)
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| Abadia de Montserrat (C,V)
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| Monestir de Montserrat (C,V)
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| Abbaye de Montserrat (C,V)
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| Monastère de Montserrat (C,V)
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| Kloster Montserrat (C,V)
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Cataluña (autonomous community) (P) |
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Cataluña (autonomous community) (P) |
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| historic site (preferred, C) |
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inhabited since prehistoric times |
| monastery (C) |
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Benedictines granted jurisdiction in 888; construction of basilica begun 1560 |
| archaeological site (C) |
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