ɪt wʌz fˈɔːɹmɚli ðə loʊkˈeɪʃən ʌv hˈɛlmɑːɹʃˌɔːsən ˈæbi, ɐn ɪmpˈɪɹiəl ˈæbi ɹˈaɪxsɐbtˌeɪ ʌvðə hˈoʊli ɹˈoʊmən ˈɛmpaɪɚ.
It was formerly the location of Helmarshausen Abbey, an Imperial abbey  (Reichsabtei) of the Holy Roman Empire.