Tückelhausen
Title
Tückelhausen
Also Known As
Cella Salutis, Domus Fontis, Mons Sti. Lamperti, Tuckkelhawesen, Tukelenhusen
Dates
Founded ca. 1138; Carthusian from 1351; suppressed 1803
Dedication
Lambert
Affiliation
Medieval Diocese
Circary
History
Tückelhausen was founded ca. 1138 with the support of Otto, bishop of Bamberg, around a pre-existing chapel dedicated to St Lambert. It was initially a double house. In 1144, the sisters moved to Lochgarten, and only the brothers remained.
From ca. 1159, Tückelhausen became a priory dependent on the Premonstratensian abbey of Oberzell. In 1305, the sisters of Michelfeld moved to Tückelhausen, while in 1307, the brothers moved from Tückelhausen to Obserzell.
The abbey of Oberzell sold the property in 1349, and in 1351, the last remaining Premonstratensian sisters moved to Unterzell. A Carthusian community was then established at Tückelhausen.
The charterhouse was suppressed in 1803. Since the late 1990s, the former monastery has housed a museum.
From ca. 1159, Tückelhausen became a priory dependent on the Premonstratensian abbey of Oberzell. In 1305, the sisters of Michelfeld moved to Tückelhausen, while in 1307, the brothers moved from Tückelhausen to Obserzell.
The abbey of Oberzell sold the property in 1349, and in 1351, the last remaining Premonstratensian sisters moved to Unterzell. A Carthusian community was then established at Tückelhausen.
The charterhouse was suppressed in 1803. Since the late 1990s, the former monastery has housed a museum.
Status
Abbey; priory from 1159; women's community from 1307
Archival Sources
Reference
Bibliography
Backmund, Norbert. “Die Originalurkunden des Prämonstratensterklosters Tückelhausen.” Würzburger Diözesangeschichtsblätter 28 (1966): 5–24.
Horling, Thomas. “Gründung und Frühzeit des Prämonstratenserstifts Tückelhausen (vor 1139-1172).” Zeitschrift für bayerische Landesgeschichte 65 (2005): 441–84.
———. “Veßra und Tückelhausen: zwei fränkische Prämonstratenserstifte im Vergleich.” Jahrbuch des Hennebergisch-Fränkischen Geschichtsvereins 37 (2022): 41–60.
Petersen, Stefan. “Der ‘ordinarius loci’ als Problem: Bischof Embricho von Würzburg und die Anfänge der Prämonstratenserstifte Oberzell, Veßra und Tückelhausen.” Jahrbuch für fränkische Landesforschung 74 (2014): 21–56.
———. “Die mittelalterlichen Papsturkunden des Stifts Oberzell: Quellen zur Besitzgeschichte, zur Auseinandersetzung mit dem Stift Tückelhausen und zu innerstiftischen Problemen.” In Oberzell - vom Prämonstratenserstift (bis 1803) zum Mutterhaus der Kongregation der Dienerinnen der heiligen Kindheit Jesu, edited by Helmut Flachenecker and Wolfgang Weiss, 85–175. Quellen und Forschungen zur Geschichte des Bistums und Hochstifts Würzburg 62. Würzburg: Kommissionsverlag Schöningh, 2006.
Image Credit
Kloster Tückelhausen, 2009. Wikimedia.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Tückelhausen,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/235.
Geolocation
Item Relations
| This Item | DependentOn | Item: Oberzell |