Zwettl Abbey

Zwettl Abbey is a Cistercian monastery and is located in the Waldviertel in Lower Austria. There is no interruption since its foundation in 1138 and is thus under the Rein Abbey Heiligenkreuz Abbey and the third oldest existing Cistercian monastery in the world. It is located not far from the same town Zwettl. Typical of a Cistercian monastery situated on the valley floor of the monastery and was built in a loop of the River Kamps. Administratively, the pin is in its own cadastral district of the city of Lower Austria Zwettl - called Zwettl pen. Also, the location about the pin bears the name.

History

The abbey was founded in 1138 by Kuenringer Hadmar I. as the first founding of the monastery of Heiligenkreuz Abbey and thus belonged to the filiation of primary Abbey Mori Moon. King Conrad III. confirmed in a document dated October 1139 the gestiftetete of Hadmar basic rule and granted the convent protection and freedom of each bailiwick. 1159 the collegiate church was consecrated. 1185 reached a part of the South Bohemian Wittingau to the pin. This part was sold back in 1250 to the Landsteiner line of Witigonen. 1266 handed Čeč of Weleschin with the consent of his wife Gisela of Kuenring the village Reinprechts the Zisterziensterstift Zwettl.

Some Kuenringer were buried in the Abbey. Of great importance was the orderly room (Scriptorium ) of the pin, which has led to a rapid growth of the book stock. The Zwettlerstrasse Foundation book, the famous " bear skin " from 1311 is one of the most important surviving manuscripts from this period.

Of particular importance is the late Romanesque and early Gothic cloister, which encloses the Kreuzganghof. The Kreuzganghof symbolizes paradise. Other gardens are built in the manner of the Italian palace architecture Abteihof and the prelate garden, a rare neo-baroque ornamental garden in the English style. Importance are furthermore the early Gothic fountain house and the Romanesque chapter house with impressive Einsäulenarchitektur.

1427 the pin at the Battle of Zwettl by the Hussites Andreas Prokop was largely destroyed. Gradually the monastery and the surrounding manorial peasants erbuntertäniger recovered; about 1490 the splendid Gothic abbey church was completed. In this century, the founding of the Boys' Choir falls. 1544 the first organ from Jacob Künigswerth was installed.

In the 18th century, the monastery underwent a massive Baroque style, at this time, among others, the baroque west tower facade of Joseph Munggenast according to the plans of Matthias Steinl was built. The tower is 82 meters high, the second tallest tower in Lower Austria. The Abbey Library, was responsible for its colorful ceiling frescoes of the baroque painter Paul Troger, dates from this period.

In the years 1728-1731 Johann Ignaz Egedacher designed from Passau the famous Egedacher organ, which is among the largest and most costly organ projects in Vienna and Lower Austria.

With the construction of the adjacent training area after the annexation of Austria in 1938, the German Empire lost pin Zwettl over 700 acres of woodland and farmland near the border to Czechoslovakia by forced sales.

Economy

Today, agriculture and forestry, fish farming and wine production in the Weingut Schloss Gobelsburg are the economic basis for the maintenance of the pen.

Since the 17th century as well as exotic plants are grown in the gardens. These gardens have been renovated in recent years. To mark the event, Festival of Gardens - Kamp 2006, the restored building was reopened with the orangeries.

Events

Since the restoration of the Baroque organ in 1983 is in the pen every year the "International Organ Festival " took place.

Abbots

  • Hermann, 1137/38-1147
  • Ruker, 1147/48-1149
  • Poto, 1149-1156
  • Rapoto, 1156-1161
  • Wolfing (also called Bolfing ), 1191/92-1204 (?)
  • Richer, 1207-1208
  • Marquard, 1208 (?) -1227
  • Henry 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
  • Henry II, 1402-1404
  • Ulrich I Offerl, 1404-1408
  • Nicholas III. Gretzel, 1408-1410
  • Friedrich, 1410-1424
  • Thomas Paynger, 1425-1427
  • Michael II, 1428-1429
  • John I, 1429-1434
  • John II, 1434-1447
  • Johann III. , 1447-1451
  • Georg, 1451-1453
  • John IV Waltpekh, 1453-1474
  • Wolfgang I. Joachimi, 1474-1490
  • Koloman Bauernfeind, 1490-1495
  • Wolfgang II Örtl, 1495-1508
  • Michael III. , 1508
  • Ägid, 1508-1512
  • Erasmus Leisser, 1512-1545
  • Jacob Grunwald, 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
  • John VI. Neuner, 1608-1611
  • John VII Seyfried, 1612-1625
  • Martin II Günter, 1625-1639
  • George II Nivard Koweindl, 1639-1645
  • Johann Bernhard VIII Linck, 1646-1671
  • Kaspar Bernhard, 1672-1695
  • Robert Schoeller, 1695-1706
  • Melchior Zaunagg, 1706-1747
  • Rainer I. Kollmann, 1747-1776
  • Rainer Sigl II, 1776-1786 (1804 resigned )
  • ( Kom.abt Ignaz Weikopf ), 1786-1804
  • 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 Kopp Steiner, 1935-1961
  • Ferdinand Gießauf, 1961-1980
  • Bertrand Baumann, 1980-1993
  • Paul Bauer angle, 1993-1996
  • Wolfgang Wiedermann, since 1996, since 2007 Abbot President of the Austrian Cistercian Congregation
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