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

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BLAUBEUREN , a See also:

TOWN

town of See also:

Germany, in the See also:

KINGDOM

kingdom of See also:

WURTTEMBERG

Wurttemberg, 12 M. W. of See also:

ULM

Ulm, with which it is connected by railway. Pop. (1900) 3114. It is romantically situated in a See also:

WILD, JONATHAN (c. 1682-1725)

wild and deep valley of the Swabian See also:

ALPS

Alps at an See also:

ALTITUDE (Lat. altitudo, from altus, high)

altitude of 1600 ft. and is partly surrounded by See also:

ancient walls. Of the three churches (two Evangelical and one See also:

ROMAN

Roman See also:

CATHOLIC (Gr. KcaBoXuK6s, general, universal)

Catholic) the most remarkable is the See also:

abbey See also:

church (Klosterkirche), a See also:

LATE

late See also:

GOTHIC

Gothic See also:

BUILDING

building dating from 1465-1496, the See also:

CHOIR (0. Fr. cuer from Lat. chorus; pronounced quire, and until the end of the 17th century so spelt, the spelling being altered to agree with the Fr. chceur)

choir of which contains beautiful 15th See also:

CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century carved choir-stalls and a See also:

FINE

fine high See also:

ALTAR (Lat. altare, from alias, high; some ancient etymological guesses are recorded by St Isidore of Seville in Etymologiae xv. 4)

altar with a See also:

TRIPTYCH (Gr. rpiary os, three-fold, made in three layers, TpL-, rpeis, three; arux1, a fold; 7rr(uoELv, to fold, double over)

triptych (1496). The choir only is used for service (See also:

PROTESTANT

Protestant), the See also:

NAVE

nave being used as a gymnasium. The town church (Stadtkirche) also has a fine altar with triptych. The See also:

BENEDICTINE

Benedictine abbey, founded in 1095, was used after the See also:

Reformation as a school, and is now an Evangelical theological See also:

SEMINARY (Lat. seminarium, from semen, seed)

seminary. There are two hospitals in the town.

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