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Stuttgart District

Former Augustinian Monastery Weil der Stadt

Stuttgart District

Former Augustinian Monastery Weil der Stadt

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Location: Weil der Stadt, Landkreis Böblingen, Stuttgart District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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1. View of Weil der Stadt – View of Weil der Stadt loop from Dätzingen

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2. Rabenturm – Sculpture "Diversitas" loop from Schafhausen

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3. View of Simmozheim from Hörnle – View of Renningen and Bosch loop from Simmozheim

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Kristian

August 10, 2024

After the Augustinian Order received permission from the Hirsau Monastery to establish a monastery in Weil in 1294, the foundation stone of the monastery complex was laid in 1295. The building was completed in the course of the 15th century, and in 1492 the Gothic tracery windows with inscriptions on the history of the order were installed in the cloister.

As a result of the Augustinians' conscientious commemoration of the dead, the monastery was very popular with the citizens as a burial place. The building today consists of three wings: the east wing, the north wing and the west wing. The east wing housed the prior's living quarters and the dining room, with an inscription in stucco relief "You have touched our hearts with your love". The north wing served as a dormitory and the west wing housed guest rooms. For over 50 years, the monastery fought against the settlement of the Capuchins, as the city with its predominantly Protestant environment seemed too small for two mendicant orders. In 1812, the monastery was closed after the end of the Old Empire and the associated mediatization and secularization.

The Augustinian monastery was originally a four-winged complex - the Augustinian church formed the south wing. This church was demolished when the monastery was closed in 1812. Today, the west wing houses the city archives, and the east wing houses the Catholic parish office. The upper floors serve as club rooms, and the well-known Weiler youth center also has its place here.

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Maik

February 23, 2019

"Former Augustinian Monastery" (1294-1803) with Marienbrunnen. Today, the "Kath. Pfarramt St. Peter and Paul", the "Stadtarchiv" and the "Jugendhaus Kloster" are located here.

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UweG

March 30, 2020

Founded in 1294 by the beggar order of the Augustinian hermits. In the monastery, twelve monks lived in the Middle Ages. In 1803, after the transition to Württemberg, the monastery was closed and the monastery church demolished. Today the parish office, the city archive and associations are housed here.

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Location: Weil der Stadt, Landkreis Böblingen, Stuttgart District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Former Augustinian Monastery Weil der Stadt

1. View of Weil der Stadt – View of Weil der Stadt loop from Dätzingen

2. Rabenturm – Sculpture "Diversitas" loop from Schafhausen

3. View of Simmozheim from Hörnle – View of Renningen and Bosch loop from Simmozheim

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