Maria Bildhausen - Maria Bildhausen

Maria Bildhausen is a former Cistercian abbey and a local recreation destination Münnerstadt in the region Rhön-Saale in the northern Lower Franconia;

background

The first documentary mention of a monastery complex as "Casa Sanctae Mariae" took place in 762.

Benefactor of the Cistercian monastery was Heinrich von Stahleck, Count Palatine near Rhine, the date of foundation is February 12, 1158. The Count Palatine had the monastery built on his property near the village of "Bilihildehuse", the first monks came from the Ebrach monastery Steigerwald;

A first flowering phase the abbey is the subsequent period. In their prime, the Cistercians of the Bildhausen Monastery owned rights and property in over 155 localities as a result of rich donations and purchases. The monastery is one of the most important in all of Franconia.

in the Peasants' War (approx. 1524-1526) the monastery became the center of the action and on April 12, 1525 it was occupied by rebellious farmers and heavily devastated for the first time. The one named after the monastery Pile of picture houses, the last of the three great Frankish peasant armies, was about 7,000 strong. The rebellious peasants were under the leadership of Hans Schnabel and Hans Scharr, both citizens of Upper Franconian towns. After supporting the siege of Marienberg fortress near Würzburg with around 1000 men, the rebel army surrendered on June 4, 1525, almost without a fight Meiningen the army of Elector Johann von Sachsen. The uprising was over. The leaders were executed with the sword.

in the Markgräfler War In 1552/1555 the monastery again suffered severe damage, but was able to recover until the monastery suffered severe war damage again in the Thirty Years' War 1618-1648. In the 18th century, the monastery began to prosper again.

In the Secularism the monastery was dissolved in 1802. The Bavarian state has used the facility as a forest service building since 1803. In 1826 the Romanesque basilica and the cloister (from the time the monastery was founded), the gate chapel and the guest building were demolished, and the interior furnishings were distributed among the churches in the surrounding areas.

From 1897 the sisters of the St. Joseph Congregation came to the remaining parts of the monastery and founded an institution for the disabled there, which is now run by the Doninikus -ringenisen-Werk. The Abbey and Syndicate have been owned by the Order of Women since 1926.

Today, the "St. Josefskongregation Ursberg" operates various commercial enterprises, including a monastery butcher, a monastery gardening, the Kostergasthof with hotel as well as agriculture and forestry. Another source of income is the lease for the neighboring golf course, which was built in 1984 and rented out to the golf club as the operator in 1986.

The Dominikus -ringenisen-Werk maintains a facility for disabled people who are employed in the monastery’s agriculture.

From the former 140 Franciscan Sisters in the middle of the 20th century, only a few religious sisters remain today, all of them at an advanced age.

Politically, Maria Bildhausen is now a district of Münnerstadt;

wikipedia: Peasants' War, Margrave War, secularization;

getting there

location
Maria Bildhausen
Distances (road km)
Münnerstadt	11 km
Bad Koenigshofen	16 km
Bad Kissingen	24 km
Schweinfurt	36 km
Fulda	67 km
Wurzburg	75 km
Bamberg	97 km
Erfurt	124 km
Frankfurt am Main	196 km

By plane

Nearest international airports are in Erfurt (126 km), Nuremberg (155 km) and Frankfurt am Main (195 km);

By train

The next train station is in Münnerstadt, it is on the railway line Wurzburg-Erfurt. From here by taxi, also during the day bus.

In the street

Maria Bildhausen is located on State Road 2282 from Bad Koenigshofen to Münnerstadt;

Supraregional approach:

• over the autobahn (Kassel - Würzburg), Münnerstadt (Bad Neustadt - Süd) continue on the state road as above.

• From the east Bamberg Via the federal road B 279 to Königshofen, then continue along the state road as above.

mobility

The monastery area is quite clear and can be easily explored on foot.

Parking spaces are available at the gatehouse. The "Rindhof" golf course is approx. 2 km from the monastery by road.

Public transport Rhön-Grabfeld (Transportation): www.nahverkehr.rhoen-grabfeld.de;

Line network of bus routes in a circle Rhön-Grabfeld;

Tourist Attractions

From the former monastery complex are still preserved:

• The former Abbey and syndicate building; it was created in 1625 in the style of renaissance.

The construction consists of the chancellery with its renaissance gable on the south side, with a characteristic bay window, the east-sided square one Archive tower (originated at the end of the 16th century) and the one following to the north chancellery.

Particularly worth seeing inside the building are the stairwell with rich stucco work (Bonifaz Geßner) and the abbot's apartment on the upper floor with rich rococo decor. In 1980 the building was completely renovated;

• The Monastery chapel;

• The preserved octagonal and five-story Stair tower from the early 17th century in the Renaissance style;

• The Garden pavilion, built in 1766 under Abbot Bonifaz Geßner;

• The Gatehouse, built in 1788 by Abbot Schlimbach;

• The Convent building from the 17th and 18th centuries, in parts from 1165.

activities

• Forum Cistercium: Medieval festival with concert, market and camp on a weekend at the end of September.

• Maria Bildhausen Golf Club, four-star golf course; Golf restaurant at the Rindhof;

Rindhof 1, 97702 Münnerstadt, near the monastery; Tel: 09766/1601;

• The monastery area is used in summer for various concerts and other open-air events;

shop

kitchen

• 50.2755410.2871511  Monastery restaurant, Maria Bildhausen, 97702 Münnerstadt. Tel.: 49 9766 94005-0. Self-service beer garden "Bildhäuser Scheune". The specialty is homemade tarte flambée.Open: Wed to Sat 11 a.m. - 10 p.m., Sun 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.Price: main course € 5 - € 12.last change: Jul. 2018

nightlife

In the monastery it gets very quiet in the evenings, the next places with a night life are Münnerstadt, Bad Koenigshofen and Bad Neustadt;

accommodation

See the hotel in the monastery inn;

health

Practical advice

Brief information
Phone code	09776
Post Code	97702
Mark	NES
Time zone	UTC 1
Emergency call	112 / 110

trips

literature

• Bayer. Office for the Preservation of Monuments (Ed.): The art monuments of Bavaria. Munich: Oldebourg, 1914, Third volume: Lower Franconia and Aschaffenburg; Booklet X, City of Bad Kissingen and District Bad Kissingen, ISBN 3-486-50464-9 , Pp. 52-76; 254 pages.

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