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Heiligkreuztal Abbey

Heiligkreuztal Abbey

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Heiligkreuztal Abbey

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Location: Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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1. Dintinger Pond – Heiligkreuztal Abbey loop from Wilflingen

14.3km

03:45

110m

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2. Dintinger Pond – Heiligkreuztal Abbey loop from Heiligkreuztal

5.79km

01:30

30m

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3. Heiligkreuztal Abbey – Dintinger Pond loop from Binzwangen

9.84km

02:38

110m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Paul

May 15, 2023

Monastery Church of the Heiligkreuztal Monastery
ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL IN UPPER SWABIA
The three-nave church was consecrated in 1319 in honor of Mary and the Holy Cross. Already at this time it had received a valuable decoration with the large colored choir window. High-quality wall paintings and altars were added in the 16th and 18th centuries.
Text / Source: Heiligkreuztal Monastery, Am Münster, 88499 Altheim-Heiligkreuztal
klosterheiligkreuztal.de/erlebnis-kloster/kloster/gebaeude/klosterkirche

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Paul

May 15, 2023

Heiligkreuztal Monastery - The Story
1227 Some Beguines (ascetic women) from Altheim settle in "Wazzershaf".
1231 The "Heiligkreuztal", named after a cross relic, receives papal protection
1233 Admission to the Cistercian order under Abbot General William of Citeaux
1238 The abbot of Salem takes over the protection of the monastery
1256 Cistercian Bishop Siboto of Augsburg consecrates the monastery and church
1319 The expanded building and the High Gothic monastery church are consecrated
1490 - 1551 Significant conversions and extensions in the late Gothic style under the abbesses Anna Gremlichin (1490 - 1521) and Veronika von Rietheim (1521-1551)
1611 - 1802 The monastery belongs to Anterior Austria
1690 - 1752 Baroque building influences (nuns gallery, abbess building)
1804 Secularisation: Dissolution of the monastery and transfer of ownership to the King of Württemberg. Beginning of ruinous foreign use and decay
1843 The last Cistercians leave
Text / source: Heiligkreuztal Monastery conference center, Am Münster 7, 88499 Altheim- Heiligkreuztal
kloster-heiligkreuztal.de/willkommen/geschichte.html

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Paul

May 15, 2023

THE FIRST HOUSE OF GOD IN HEILIGKREUZTAL
THE BROTHERS' CHURCH WITH NUNS' EVENING
The brother church is referred to as the original church of Heiligkreuztal: it was built first. The nuns' gallery, the heart of the nunnery, projects from the brother church into the monastery church. The gallery has been a Protestant place of worship since the mid-19th century.
Text / Source: Heiligkreuztal Monastery, Am Münster, 88499 Altheim-Heiligkreuztal
klosterheiligkreuztal.de/erlebnis-kloster/kloster/gebaeude/bruderkirche-mit-nonnenempore

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Heiligkreuztal Abbey

1. Dintinger Pond – Heiligkreuztal Abbey loop from Wilflingen

2. Dintinger Pond – Heiligkreuztal Abbey loop from Heiligkreuztal

3. Heiligkreuztal Abbey – Dintinger Pond loop from Binzwangen

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