1093 |
Counts Hartmann and Otto von Kirchberg found Wiblingen Monastery and occupy it with Benedictine monks from St. Blasien. |
1098 |
Werner von Ellerbach becomes the first abbot of the new monastery. |
1271 |
The monastery burns down and is faced with rebuilding. |
1508 |
The Augsburg merchant family Fugger receives the monastery as a permanent fief from Emperor Maximilian I. The founding family von Kirchberg has meanwhile died out. |
In the 2nd half of the 16th century |
The monastery becomes more prosperous again and enjoys a high spiritual standing. |
1635 |
Wiblingen Monastery is partially destroyed. |
1701/1702 |
The reign of the Fuggers as governors comes to an end. |
1714 |
The convent begins to rebuild the entire monastery. |
1732 |
The Enclosure Square (Klausurgeviert) is built in a second phase. |
1757 |
The East Wing with the Chapter Hall (Kapitelsaal) is erected by Johann Michael Fischer. The Monastery Library (Klosterbibliothek) meanwhile possesses 15,000 volumes. |
1772 |
The cornerstone of the late Baroque/early Classicist Monastery Church (Klosterkirche) is laid. |
1783 |
The church is completed except for the spires. |
1806 |
The monastery is disbanded in the course of secularization. |
1916 |
The southern monastery wing is built as a municipal home for the aged. |
up to 1945 |
The monastery serves as a barrack. |
1964-1970 |
The northern monastery wing is renovated for the university. |
since 1993 |
A exhibition illustrates the history of Wiblingen Monastery. |
since 2006 |
A permanent exhibition is situated in the guest's appartements on the third floor. |