List of Abbots from Zwettl
The following people were abbots of Zwettl Abbey :
Abbots
- Hermann, 1137 / 38–1147
- Ruker, 1147 / 48-1149
- Poto, 1149-1156
- Rapoto, 1156-1161
- Rudiger, 1161-1191 / 92
- Wolfing (also called Bolfing), 1191 / 92–1204 (?)
- Richer, 1207-1208
- Marquard, 1208 (?) - 1227
- Heinrich I, 1227-1233
- Gottschalk, 1233-1248
- Bohuslaus, 1248-1258
- Konrad, 1258-1266
- Pitrolf, 1267-1273
- Ebro, 1273-1304
- Otto I., 1304-1325
- Gregory, 1325-1331
- Dietrich, 1331-1334
- Otto II. Grillo, 1334-1362
- Eberhard, 1362-1371
- Nicholas I, 1371-1382
- Michael I., 1382-1389
- Nicholas II, 1389-1392
- Albert (also called Albrecht), 1392–1402
- Heinrich II, 1402-1404
- Ulrich I. Offerl, 1404-1408
- Nicholas III Gretzel, 1408-1410
- Friedrich, 1410-1424
- Thomas Paynger, 1425-1427
- Michael II, 1428-1429
- Johann I., 1429-1434
- John II, 1434-1447
- John III, 1447-1451
- Georg, 1451-1453
- Johann IV. Waltpekh, 1453–1474
- Wolfgang I. Joachimi, 1474-1490
- Koloman Bauernfeind, 1490–1495
- Wolfgang II. Örtl, 1495–1508
- Michael III, 1508
- Aegid, 1508-1512
- Erasmus Leisser, 1512–1545
- Jakob Grünwald, 1545–1560
- Joseph Scheuchenpflug, 1560–1561
- Martin I. Steingaden, 1561–1566
- Laurenz Hengenmüller, 1567–1577
- Johann V. Ruoff , 1580-1585
- Ulrich II. Hackl , 1586–1607
- Johann VI. Neuner, 1608-1611
- Johann VII. Seyfried, 1612-1625
- Martin II. Günter, 1625–1639
- Georg II Nivard Koweindl, 1639–1645
- Johann VIII. Bernhard Linck , 1646–1671
- Kaspar Bernhard, 1672–1695
- Robert Schöller, 1695–1706
- Melchior von Zaunagg , 1706–1747
- Rainer I. Kollmann, 1747–1776
- Rainer II. Sigl, 1776–1786 (deposed by Emperor Josef II in 1786; resigned in 1804)
- Ignaz Weikopf, 1786–1804 (Commendatarabbot)
- Alois Pruckner, 1804-1808
- Berthold Gamerith , 1808-1828
- Julius Hörweg, 1834–1847
- Augustin Steininger , 1847–1875
- Anselm Brawenz, 1876–1878
- Stephan Rössler , 1878–1923
- Leopold Schmidt , 1923–1935
- Bertrand Koppensteiner , 1935–1961
- Ferdinand Gießauf , 1961–1980 (1973–1979 Abbot President of the Austrian Cistercian Congregation )
- Bertrand Baumann , 1980-1993
- Paulus Winkelbauer , 1993–1996
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Wolfgang Wiedermann , 1996–2016 (2007–2016 abbot praeses of the Austrian Cistercian Congregation )
- Albert Filzwieser , Administrator (2016–2017)
- Johannes Szypulski , since 2017