Zisterzienserinnenabtei Gutenzell
Monastery in Gutenzell-Hürbel, Germany, dating from 1238
Gutenzell Abbey (German: Reichsabtei Gutenzell) was a Cistercian nunnery in the municipality of Gutenzell-Hürbel in the district of Biberach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The origins of the monastery are unknown. According to legend, the monastery was founded in the 12th century by two sisters of the aristocratic family Schlossberg (in later tradition called Schlüsselberg), whose castle was nearby, and called in Cella Dei, rendering Gottes Zelle in German. However, the first record of Gutenzell Abbey was its refoundation, or possibly confirmation, charter from 1237 as a Cistercian monastery und
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- Type:
- Monastery
- Period:
- 1238
- Where:
- Gutenzell-Hürbel, Germany
- Coordinates:
- 48.11°N, 10.00°E
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