Marienthal Abbey (Eckartsberga)
The Monastery Marienthal was 1291-1539 a monastery of Cistercian nuns in Eckartsberga in Saxony-Anhalt . It is not to be confused with numerous monasteries of the same name .
history
Bruno von Langenbogen , Bishop of Naumburg founded the nunnery Marienthal (also: Mergental ) in 1291 near the town of Eckartsberga (today not far from the border with Thuringia ). In 1525 the Cistercian sisters left the monastery. In 1535 it was only inhabited by a nun and officially closed in 1539. In the hands of several owners, the buildings fell into disrepair. Kurt von Wilmowsky became the owner of the castle, which was built not far from in 1730, in 1893 and had a new complex with a castle built by the architect Paul Schultze-Naumburg in 1910 . Marienthal Castle is now a wellness hotel. There are no remains of the actual monastery.
literature
- Louis Naumann : On the history of the Cistercian nunneries in Hesler and Marienthal. A contribution to the history of the Eckartsberga district . Eckartsberga 1885, pp. 28–40 (contributions to the local history of the Eckartsberga district 3).
- Gereon Christoph Maria Becking: Cistercian monasteries in Europe, map collection. Lukas Verlag, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-931836-44-4 , p. 54 B (Mariental near Eckartsberga).
- Sebastian Brunner : A Cistercian Book . 1881, p. 635 (Marienthal).
- Bernard Peugniez : Guide Routier de l'Europe Cistercienne. Editions du Signe, Strasbourg 2012, p. 486 (Marienthal).
- Peter Pfister : monastery leader of all Cistercian monasteries in the German-speaking area. 2nd edition, Kunstverlag Josef Fink, Lindenberg 1998, p. 459 (Marienthal).
Web links
- Entry “Marienthal” in the Cistopedia, with literature, photos and localization
- Entry "Marienthal / Eckartsberga" in the project of the Certosa of Florence, with localization
- Website of today's hotel "Schloss Marienthal" with mention of the monastery
- Description and photo of the Marienthal estate
Coordinates: 51 ° 8 ′ 33 " N , 11 ° 31 ′ 36.6" E