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From http://www.germany.info/Vertretung/usa/en/__pr/GIC/2014/06/23-WorldHeritage.html

The Imperial Abbey of Corvey, a Benedictine monastery located on the River Weser, became Germany's 39th UNESCO World Heritage Site on Saturday. The site, which was built under the leadership of Louis the Pious in former Dutch Saxony around 822 A.D., has the only preserved Westwork building dating back to the Carolingian era.

Corvey is widely considered one of the most important monasteries of the Middle Ages. It was politically and economically important to the Frankish Empire, and was also a pilgrimage destination. Today it is located near the town of Höxter in North Rhine-Westphalia, and attracts more than 100,000 tourists each year - a number that is sure to rise after its identification as a World Heritage Site.

Corvey was the only German site added during the meeting of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Doha on Saturday. Last year, the committee added Germany's Wilhelmshöhe - the largest European hillside park - to the list. In total, there are just over 1,000 UNESCO World Heritage Sites across the globe.

Learn more about the monastery at http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1447