Cölbigk
Title
Cölbigk
Also Known As
Cholbigk, Cholobeca, Colbecka, Colbigk, Culbeck, Kolebeke, Kolebice, Kölbigk
Dates
Founded 11th c.; Premonstratensian from 1140s; dissolved 16th c.
Dedication
Magnus, Steven
Affiliation
Medieval Diocese
Circary
History
Established as a Benedictine community in the early 11th century, Cölbigk became Premonstratensian in the 1140s. It was a double house until the 14th century. By the 15th century, communal life at the monastery had been abandoned.
In 1515, an attempt was made to renovate the delapidated cloister, but following further damage to the site during the Peasants' War, Cölbigk was finally fully abandoned.
The former monastery church was demolished in the 20th century. A memorial stone today marks the site where the priory once stood.
In 1515, an attempt was made to renovate the delapidated cloister, but following further damage to the site during the Peasants' War, Cölbigk was finally fully abandoned.
The former monastery church was demolished in the 20th century. A memorial stone today marks the site where the priory once stood.
Heads of Community
Provosts
Theobald, fl. 1142
Ebervinus, fl. 1195
Escelinus, 1220-1221
Johannes, fl. 1233
Konrad, 1249-1257
Thydericus, fl. 1281
Daniel, fl. 1286
Johannes, fl. 1292
Hermann, 1301
Heinrich, 1307-1309
Theodericus, fl. 1315
Heinrich II, 1337-1340
Henning von Zechlitz, 1350-1354
Heinrich III, 1356-1357
Nikolaus, fl. 1371
Johannes II, fl. 1375
Gregorius, fl. 1376
Nikolaus II, 1389-1393
Nikolaus III Betmans, 1425-1430
Johann III von Czietz, 1458-?
Laurentius, 1469-1470
Antonius, fl. 1472
Heinrich IV, 1480-1482
Johann IV Einbeck, fl. 1525
Johann V Erxleben, fl. 1540
Theobald, fl. 1142
Ebervinus, fl. 1195
Escelinus, 1220-1221
Johannes, fl. 1233
Konrad, 1249-1257
Thydericus, fl. 1281
Daniel, fl. 1286
Johannes, fl. 1292
Hermann, 1301
Heinrich, 1307-1309
Theodericus, fl. 1315
Heinrich II, 1337-1340
Henning von Zechlitz, 1350-1354
Heinrich III, 1356-1357
Nikolaus, fl. 1371
Johannes II, fl. 1375
Gregorius, fl. 1376
Nikolaus II, 1389-1393
Nikolaus III Betmans, 1425-1430
Johann III von Czietz, 1458-?
Laurentius, 1469-1470
Antonius, fl. 1472
Heinrich IV, 1480-1482
Johann IV Einbeck, fl. 1525
Johann V Erxleben, fl. 1540
Status
Priory
Archival Sources
Magdeburg, Landesarchiv Sachsen-Anhalt
Z 1, Nr. 750 (1340)
Z 6, Nr. 766 (1530-1540)
Z 6, Nr. 997 (1543)
Z 6, Nr. 1003 (1513-1532)
Z 6, Nr. 1424 (1552)
Z 117-4, II Nr. 374, fol. 20/1
Z 1, Nr. 750 (1340)
Z 6, Nr. 766 (1530-1540)
Z 6, Nr. 997 (1543)
Z 6, Nr. 1003 (1513-1532)
Z 6, Nr. 1424 (1552)
Z 117-4, II Nr. 374, fol. 20/1
Reference
Bibliography
Gremler, Bernhard. “Kloster und Kirche St. Magnus zu Cölbigk - Reflexionen auf Geschehenes und Geschichte.” Bernburger Bär 47, no. 123 (2009): 11–12.
Stenzel, Theodor. “Urkundliches zur Geschichte der Klöster Anhalts: Das Mönchskloster Kölbigk.” Mitteilungen des Vereins für Anhaltische Geschichte und Altertumskunde 4, no. 4 (1886): 225–33. https://books.google.com/books?id=8zs1E5XWfasC&pg=PA225.
Image Credit
The memorial stone on the site of the monastery. 2023. Wikimedia.
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Files
Collection
Citation
“Cölbigk,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/506.