Bebenhausen

Title

Bebenhausen

Also Known As

Bebenhusa, Bebenhusen

Dates

Founded ca. 1187; Cistercian from ca. 1189/90; dissolved 1535

Dedication

Mary

Affiliation

Marchtal?

Medieval Diocese

Constance

Circary

Swabia

History

Bebenhausen was founded by Rudolph, Count Palatine of Tübingen, as a Premonstratensian community but remained so only for a few years. In ca. 1189/90, Bebenhausen became a Cistercian community, and remained a part of that order until its dissolution during the Reformation.

During the 19th century, the former monastic complex was turned into a royal hunting lodge; today the site houses a museum.

Status

Abbey

Bibliography

Busl, Karl Anton. “Mitteilung über wiederaufgefundene Urkunden aus den Klöstern Bebenhausen, Adelberg und Pfullingen.” Württembergische Vierteljahrshefte für Landesgeschichte, New Series, vol. 3 (1894): 456–58. https://archive.org/details/WuerttembergischeVierteljahrshefte1894/page/n463/mode/2up.
Dambacher, Joseph. “Urkunden-Archiv des Klosters Bebenhausen vom XII. und XIII. Jahrhundert.” Zeitschrift für die Geschichte des Oberrheins 3 (1852): 98–127. https://mdz-nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:12-bsb10022255-2.
Sydow, Jürgen. “Probleme der frühen Geschichte des Klosters Bebenhausen.” Rottenburger Jahrbuch für Kirchengeschichte 14 (1995): 177–88.

Image Credit

View of Kloster Bebenhausen, 1683. Wikimedia.

Last Updated

Oct. 2026.

Files

Collection

Swabia

Citation

“Bebenhausen,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/433.

Geolocation

Item Relations

This Item DependentOn Item: Marchtal