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Kleines Klingental Convent

Name: Kleines Klingental Convent
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Location: Basel-Stadt, Nordwestschweiz, Switzerland

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October 20, 2019

A large, massive building in the immediate vicinity of the Rhine, very well preserved and restored, now houses the Museum Kleines Klingental.

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Monastery and monastery church
After the Augustinian Order moved from Rouffach to the Klingental Monastery in Wehr, which had been newly founded by Walther von Klingen, in 1253, they were only able to enjoy their new monastery for a few years. The violent takeover of the Wehr domain by the later King Rudolf of Habsburg was probably the reason why the canonesses had to give up their seat again in 1272 and move to Kleinbasel.

In 1274, twelve Dominican nuns settled in Kleinbasel, having come to Basel from Alsace via the Black Forest. The name of the monastery comes from the patron of the community of nuns, the minstrel and knight Walther von Klingen.

The monastery buildings were built in a separate monastery district on the banks of the Rhine below the Middle Rhine Bridge, for which the city wall was extended. The original sleeping and living quarters of the nuns were in the building founded in 1274, the "Little Klingental". In 1293, the monastery church, the "Great Klingental", was consecrated. Beyond the church, the nuns had large residential buildings built, so that from 1305 onwards the "Little Klingental" could be left to the monastery's lay members. The Klingental monastery, in which 52 nuns lived at its peak, was the richest and most distinguished monastery in Basel. It was closed down in 1557 during the Reformation and then used for storage and commercial purposes and as barracks for troops. Reformed services were held in the church, which had intermediate floors, until 1779. From 1804 onwards, the Great Klingental was mainly used as a barracks and parade ground (stables in the church), some areas were also used for civilian purposes (pastures, exercise area, workplaces for construction workers). In 1860, the residential buildings beyond the church had to make way for the new barracks. Since then, only the "Little Klingental" with its preserved historical interior and the exterior of the church choir remind us of the monastery's existence. Since the military moved out in 1966, the main wing of the barracks has been used as a school, and artists' studios have been set up in the church. The Kaserne Basel cultural center, which opened in 1980, is located in the former stables and riding hall of the barracks.

Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_Kleines_Klingental

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