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Imperial Abbey of Walkenried
Reichskloster Walkenried
1127–1648
Former chapter house and abbey church ruins
Former chapter house and abbey church ruins
StatusImperial Abbey
CapitalWalkenried
Common languagesGerman, Latin
Religion
Cistercian (to 1546)
Lutheran (from 1546)
GovernmentPrince-abbacy
Abbot 
• 1127–28
Henry I (first abbot)
Historical eraMiddle Ages
• Abbey founded
1127
• Foundation confirmed by Pope Innocent II
1137
• Joined Upper Saxon Circle
1500
• Became Reichsstift
1542
• Secularised to Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
1648
Preceded by
Succeeded by
County of Mansfeld County of Mansfeld
Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

Walkenried Abbey (German: Kloster Walkenried) was a Cistercian abbey located in the village of Walkenried in Lower Saxony, Germany. Founded in 1127 on the southern rim of the Harz mountain range, the remnants of the monastic complex since 2010 are part of the Upper Harz Water Regale World Heritage Site.

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