Assertion: abbey | /r/CapableOf | play important role
Facets:
value: in settlement
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: The abbey played an important role in the clearing and settlement of the vast tracts of forest in which it was located, and in the evangelisation of other areas, notably Saxony: many of the abbots of the missionary centre of Verden an der Aller - later to become the Bishops of Verden - had previously been monks at Amorbach.
text: The abbey had close ties to the royal family, and played an important role in the social life of the palace.