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'''Mt. Angel''' or '''Mount Angel'''<ref name=gnis/> is a city in [[Marion County, Oregon|Marion County]], [[Oregon]], [[United States]]. It is {{convert|18|mi|km}} northeast of [[Salem, Oregon]], on [[Oregon Route 214]]. The population was 3,392 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]]. Mt. Angel is part of the [[Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area]].
 
==History==
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Mt. Angel is also home to the historic Queen of Angels Monastery, which is still operated by the Benedictine Sisters of Mt. Angel,<ref>[http://www.benedictine-srs.org/ Benedictine Sisters of Mt. Angel]</ref> and the 1912 [[St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church (Mount Angel, Oregon)|Saint Mary Catholic Church]], both of which are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] (NRHP). [[Windischar's General Blacksmith Shop]] is another NRHP-listed structure in the city.
 
In March 2006, the city announced plans to build a {{convert|49|ft|m|adj=on}} [[Carillon|glockenspiel]]. Completed in time for Oktoberfest 2006, the glockenspiel is the largest in the United States.<ref name="Mt. Angel Oktoberfest">{{cite encyclopedia|author=Hillegas, James V.|title=Mt. Angel Oktoberfest|url=http://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/mt_angel_oktoberfest/#.VSQQ5pOrGzk|encyclopedia=The Oregon Encyclopedia|publisher=Portland State University and the Oregon Historical Society|access-date=2015-04-07}}</ref> Located on the corner of Charles and Garfield streets, the [[Mt. Angel glockenspielGlockenspiel|four-story-tall glockenspiel]] is part of the Edelweiss Village Building.
 
==Education==
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==Infrastructure==
[[File:Mt. Angel - DPLA - d9eb9b2522f3ddaeaebaefccc991d2fb.jpg|thumb|Mt. Angel City Hall]]
 
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