| Salem | |
| Salem Abbey, ca. 1765 | |
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Salem
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Location of Salem within Bodenseekreis district
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| Coordinates | |
| Administration | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Tübingen |
| District | Bodenseekreis |
| Mayor | Manfred Härle |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 62.70 km2 (24.21 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 440 m (1444 ft) |
| Population | 11,164 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 178 /km2 (461 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | FN |
| Postal code | 88682 |
| Area codes | 07553, 07554, 07544, 07556 |
| Website | www.salem-baden.de |
Salem is a municipality in the Bodensee district of Baden-Württemberg in Southern Germany, located 9 km north of Lake Constance, with a population of c. 11,000.
The Cistercian monastery of Salem Abbey was founded in 1134 when the knight Guntram von Adelsreute donated land for its establishment. The abbey already had its own scriptorium in the 12th century, and formed one of the most important monastery libraries in Europe.
Currently the grounds are home to the middle school campus of the boarding school Schule Schloss Salem, founded in 1920 by Kurt Hahn and Prince Max of Baden. The abbey complex measures a total of 17 hectares.
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