Hamborn Abbey

In 1136 Gerhard von Hochstaden gave his possessions in Hamborn to the Archbishop of Cologne on condition that a Premonstratensian monastery should be built in the place of the parish church.

During World War II the abbey and the church were largely destroyed by Allied air raids.

[2] The canons are mostly engaged in pastoral work in the Duisburg area, but in addition some are also active in the diocesan administration, in secondary and higher education and as academics, as well as in various welfare and social projects.

[3] Besides its premises in Duisburg, Hamborn Abbey also oversees the Premonstratensian community in Magdeburg consisting of three monks, as an independent priory.

The abbey is on the social front line of northern Duisburg with the districts of Marxloh and Bruckhausen in an area that no longer has a Christian majority.