Klosterhof Lauffen am Neckar

Until 2019, the monastery courtyard was the museum of the city of Lauffen. Since 2020, the monastery courtyard has been a location for events and exhibitions. It belongs to the Hölderlinhaus museum area. In earlier times, the building served as a gymnasium, meeting room, town hall, storage room and, from 1949 to 1976, as a church for the Catholic community of Lauffen.

Of the nunnery originally founded around 1250, only remnants of the surrounding wall and the former monastery church remain today. However, this is no longer in its original condition, but was rebuilt except for the south wall in 1923 from rubble stones from the monastery.

Remains of the surrounding wall still mark the site of the nunnery founded around 1250. It was dissolved during the Reformation and the last nuns left the monastery in 1543. The property was continued as a ducal monastery property.



The grandfather and father of the poet Friedrich Hölderlin, who was born in Lauffen in 1770, were ducal monastery estate managers in the 18th century and little Friedrich spent his early childhood years here. The monastery church was demolished in 1807 except for part of the south wall. In 1923 it was rebuilt using stones from the monastery and the remains of the cloister were integrated into a wall on the side of the road.



The building served as a gymnasium, meeting room, town hall, storage room and, from 1949 to 1976, as a church for the Lauffens Catholic community. (Website Lauffen a.N.)

Here in the courtyard is the Hölderlin monument, you can take a break here, there are benches in the shade, please enjoy.