Zarrentin Monastery
The Cistercian convent in Zarrentin am Schaalsee ( Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania ) was founded in 1246 and dissolved in 1553. The building houses a permanent exhibition in the cloister that is directly related to the monastery and its history.
history
founding
In 1246 the Countess Audacia and her son, who later became Count Gunzelin III. von Schwerin a Cistercian convent and equipped it with 60 Hufen Land in the Neustadt-Glewe - Wöbbelin - Grabow area . But at first there was no suitable place to build the monastery, until in 1251 the opportunity arose to exchange the monastery properties for a knight's seat and eleven Hufen in Zarrentin and the surrounding area and to move the monastery to the Schaalsee . In 1252 the Ratzeburg bishop Friedrich confirmed the foundation of the monastery and placed it under the protection of the apostles Peter and Paul . In 1255 Pope Alexander IV gave the monastery the name Himmelpforte in a letter of protection , which however did not prevail and was forgotten.
development
Compared to other monasteries of the 13th and 14th centuries, the nunnery was only able to measure itself to a limited extent in terms of wealth and power. After all, it owned 21 villages and 9 mills temporarily or permanently, it received taxes in cash and in kind from other villages and was endowed with various privileges . The monastery was reserved for the daughters of the Mecklenburg princes and the nobility as well as Lübeck patrician families . The monastery’s own mills, the monastery brewery, the construction of kitchen and orchards, as well as its work as a place of education and training speak for the merits of the monastery.
Reformation and repeal
In 1553 the monastery was dissolved on the orders of Duke Johann Albrecht I of Mecklenburg . The goods were added to the Domanium. The nuns were compensated, but could continue to live freely in the monastery for life. They were also guaranteed the use of the garden and free wood for firing. In 1578 there was still a nun, Margareta Pentz, living in the monastery.
Reuse
After the Reformation , the monastery served various purposes. The church still serves the parish of Zarrentin today. The monastery complex is described as derelict in 1576 and has been demolished until the east wing, which is still standing today. This was used as a granary and brewery; in 1576, ducal apartments are also designated. It was the official brewery and distillery, the seat of the local administration and the local court, the southern part served as a stallion depot and youth hostel, ultimately it became apartments and communal facilities such as a kindergarten, youth club, city library and home room.
building
Originally, the monastery and the Zarrentin church formed a closed, slightly trapezoidal rectangle with a four-sided cloister around the inner courtyard. This was where the nuns' cemetery was located. The buildings in the south and west wings were described as dilapidated as early as 1576 and demolished soon afterwards. The Gothic east wing, whose long side runs parallel to the bank of the Schaalsee , has been preserved to this day . The ribbed vaults with z. Some artfully designed keystones and consoles.
use
The east wing on the steep slope edge to Schaalsee was extensively renovated from 1992/98 to 2006 according to plans by the architects Krug and Schwinghammer (Kiel) as part of urban development funding. The interior sequence of rooms gives the essential impression of the diversity of the building histories.
We used the east wing for an event center, etc. a. also the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Festival , local history museum and library. The area of the former cloister is now a green area. The renovation was recognized in 2008 by the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania State Building Prize.
The monastery association from 1991 until 2004 under the direction of Dr. Christoph Prösch, accompanies the renovation and the other activities.
The east wing is a listed building : see monastery complex with eastern monastery wing and barn (gym) .
Personalities
Names and dates indicate the verifiable mention of provost, provisional and abbess.
Provost
- 1252 Conradus
- 1257 John
- 1271 Ludolphus
- 1277 Hermannus
- 1284 Florentius
- 1300 Hermannus
- 1309 John
abbess
- 1309–1317 Margaretha (of Denmark)
- 1318-1319 Bertradis
- 1326–1331 Bertha von Lützow
- 1333–1370 Audacia, daughter of Count Nicolaus von Schwerin.
- 1373–1389 Katharina von Werle, widow of Duke Albrecht IV of Saxony-Lauenburg.
Literature and Sources
literature
- Sabine Schöfbeck: The Cistercian monastery Zarrentin on the Schaalsee - a history of renovation and preservation of monuments. In: KulturERBE in Mecklenburg and Western Pomerania. Volume 8/2012, Schwerin 2014, ISBN 978-3-935770-42-2 , pp. 33-46.
- Frank Nikulka: The pre-monastery finds and findings in the Cistercian convent Zarrentin. In: KulturERBE in Mecklenburg and Western Pomerania. Volume 8/2012, Schwerin 2014, ISBN 978-3-935770-42-2 , pp. 115–118.
- Frank Nikulka: The medieval saint figure - found in the Cistercian convent Zarrentin. In: KulturERBE in Mecklenburg and Western Pomerania. Volume 8/2012, Schwerin 2014, ISBN 978-3-935770-42-2 S, 119-122.
- Monastery, History and Museum Association Zarrentin (Ed.): Zarrentin am Schaalsee. A historical and local guide through the city of Zarrentin and its surroundings .
- Bertram Faensen: The finds from the 13th-16th centuries Century from the Cistercian convent Zarrentin. In: KulturERBE in Mecklenburg and Western Pomerania. Volume 8/2012, Schwerin 2014, ISBN 978-3-935770-42-2 , pp. 123-134.
- Eva Fitz: An unexpected discovery - the stained glass fragments from the east wing of the Cistercian monastery Zarrentin. In: KulturERBE in Mecklenburg and Western Pomerania. Volume 8/2012, Schwerin 2014, ISBN 978-3-935770-42-2 , pp. 135-146.
- Christoph Prösch: The former Cistercian nunnery "Himmelspforte" in Zarrentin. Contributions to the history of the monastery . Sommerfeld, Gudow / Zarrentin 2007.
- Sabine Horn, Dirk Schuman: The Cistercian monastery in Zarrentin. An almost forgotten founding of the Count of Schwerin. In: Monument protection and preservation in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Issue 11, Schwerin 2004, pp. 42–50.
- Britta Schlüter: The former Cistercian convent Zarrentin in Mecklenburg. On the building history of the church and monastery . Dissertation, University of Hamburg 2001 ( full text ).
Printed source
- Mecklenburg record book (MJB)
- Mecklenburg Yearbooks (MJB)
Unprinted sources
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State Main Archive Schwerin (LHAS)
- LHAS 1.5-4 documents of the Zarrentin Monastery.
- LHAS 2.12-3 / 2 Monasteries and orders of knights.
- LHAS 2.12-3 / 5 church visits.
- City archive Mölln
- Certificate No. 109.
Individual evidence
- ↑ MUB II. (1864) No. 754.
- ↑ Katja Haescher: Stop at the HIMMELSPFORTE. JOURNAL one, July 2020. p. 32.
- ↑ LHAS 2.22-10 / 33, No. 894.
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Coordinates: 53 ° 33 ′ 15 ″ N , 10 ° 55 ′ 4 ″ E