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Weißenohe Abbey

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Weißenohe Abbey

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    1. Community Weißenohe – Lillach Spring loop from Weißenohe

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    May 9, 2021

    Basis: Chronicle Weißenohe from HTV Edelweiss

    806
    First mention of Weißenohe under the name "Guizna" in a certificate of Charlemagne
    1053
    Foundation of the monastery: 11th century (1053?)
    Count Palatine Aribo (Eribo) II as well as his wife Willa and his cousin Hadimuot are considered the founders.
    Geographically, the monastery belonged to the so-called "Nordgau" when it was founded, which was synonymous with the "Upper Palatinate". Politically, the monastery belonged to the Sulzbach-Auerbach district court. Spiritually it was subordinate to the bishops of Bamberg.
    1497
    Mention of "Hauser", the district of Dorfhaus, when contractually stipulating "fish justice", d. H. the right to fish in the place.
    1503
    Acquisition of Hiltpoltstein by the "Free Imperial City of Nuremberg" and thus a complete section of Weißenohe from the Upper Palatinate mainland
    1504
    Weißenohe taken by Nuremberg due to the Landshut War of Succession (all of the Palatinate territories conquered by Nuremberg were taken over by the Kaiser der Free Reic

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      September 7, 2023

      A very beautiful town with historic buildings.

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        Location: Weißenohe, Forchheim, Franconian Switzerland, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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