Timeline

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.

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Technische Beratung, Gestaltung, Konzept und Umsetzung: Ralf Gatzki und Friederike Rook