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198490 minPGdocumentary

10.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Im Damenstift

198490 minPGdocumentary

10.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Sixteen countesses and baronesses, aged 76 to 88, reside in Ehreshoven Castle, a retirement home for unmarried noble ladies of the Catholic faith.

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Eberhard Fechner

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Sixteen countesses and baronesses, aged 76 to 88, reside in Ehreshoven Castle, a retirement home for unmarried noble ladies of the Catholic faith.

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Eberhard Fechner

Eberhard Fechnerdirector

Eberhard Fechner

Eberhard Fechnerwriter

Josephine Gräfin Deymcast

Jannet Gräfin Eltz geb. Stevensoncast

Sabine Gräfin Hardenbergcast

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Ehreshoven Castle, located half an hour from Cologne, houses 16 noble women, including countesses and baronesses, aged between 76 and 88. Established as a foundation in 1920 by the last heiress, the castle provides a serene retirement for unmarried, impoverished ladies of the Catholic faith. Residents must have family connections listed in the Gotha. The film captures their daily lives within the castle's historic walls and the unique community they form.

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