Bollingen
Title
Bollingen
Dates
Founded 1250; Cistercian from 1267
Dedication
Nicholas
Affiliation
Medieval Diocese
Circary
History
Founded around 1250 by Rudolf I, count of Rapperschwyl, as a women's house affiliated with Rüti. Bollingen transferred to the Cistercian Order in 1267 and merged with the nearby abbey of Wurmsbach.
The small chapel of St. Meinrad at Bollingen, which remained in the possession of the abbey of Rüti, may have served as the sisters' church.
The small chapel of St. Meinrad at Bollingen, which remained in the possession of the abbey of Rüti, may have served as the sisters' church.
Heads of Community
Prioresses
Adelheid fl. 1260
Mechtild von Hinwil fl. 1267
Adelheid fl. 1260
Mechtild von Hinwil fl. 1267
Status
Women's community
Reference
Bibliography
Schibler, Thomas. “Bollingen.” In Die Prämonstratenser und Prämonstratenserinnen in der Schweiz, edited by Urs Amacher and Brigitte Degler-Spengler, 533–37. Helvetia Sacra 4. Basel: Schwabe, 2002.
Image Credit
Chapel of St. Meinrad, Bollingen, 2010. Wikimedia.
Last Updated
Oct. 2026.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Bollingen,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/513.
Geolocation
Item Relations
| This Item | DependentOn | Item: Rüti |