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21-483: It was founded in 1202 by Leopold VI , Duke of Austria and Styria , as a daughter house of Heiligenkreuz Abbey . Successive abbots acted as councillors to the rulers of Austria, and the abbey became wealthy as a result of this valuable connection. Abbot Matthew Kollweis (1650–1695) turned the monastery into a fortress during the Turkish advance against Vienna in 1683, installing a garrison and giving shelter to

42-730: A municipium in 212 from Emperor Caracalla . At that time about 30,000 people lived here. During the Diocletian Persecution of Christians, a commander of the Roman army , Saint Florian , died as a martyr at Lauriacum on 4 May 304, when he was drowned in the Enns river. Only nine years later, the Emperor Constantine I proclaimed religious tolerance with the Edict of Milan . About 370, an Early Christian basilica

63-463: A large number of fugitives. In the 17th century the medieval buildings were extended by Baroque additions. In the first half of the 18th century the tower, library and church interior and furnishings were also refurbished in the Baroque style. The abbey was suppressed by Emperor Joseph II in 1789, but although the library, archives and portable valuables were removed, on the death of Joseph II it

84-539: Is 34.3 km², of which 12.8% are covered with forest , and 64.1% are used for agriculture . The municipality can be subdivided into the districts of Einsiedl, Enghagen, Enghagen am Tabor, Enns, Ental, Erlengraben, Hiesendorf, Kottingrat, Kristein, Kronau, Lorch , Moos, Rabenberg and Volkersdorf. The first settlements in the area of the mouth of the Enns river to the Danube date back to 4,000 years ago. Celts settled

105-567: Is a town in the Austrian state of Upper Austria on the river Enns , which forms the border with the state of Lower Austria . Enns was one of the first places in Austria to receive town rights. Its charter dates to 22 April 1212; the document is displayed at the local museum. The date is also depicted on the municipal tower, the landmark of Enns. Enns extends for 7.5 km from north to south and 8.6 km from west to east. Its total area

126-468: Is mentioned by a 1393 contract. Leopold Löw theorized that the Yiddish term " schlemiel " ( fool ) originated in mockery of Shlomiel of Enns, a 14th-century rabbi. According to Yaakov Levi Moelin (c. 1365–1427), "Shlomiel of Enns once went to study abroad, and his wife gave birth eleven months later. But all agree that she did not cuckold him, given her great piety." Moelin also recounts that Shlomiel

147-676: Is part of the Austrian Congregation. From the early 1980s Lilienfeld Abbey has hosted the Sommerakademie Lilienfeld , a summer music academy with master classes by renowned teachers. The courses are held during two weeks in July, and usually 5 concerts are performed by the participants. In 2008 alone, over 160 people from 27 countries took part in the activities of the Sommerakademie Lilienfeld . As part of his endowment, Duke Leopold VI, Duke of Austria, granted

168-768: The Nibelungenlied may have been written in his court. Babenbergian Austria reached the zenith of its prestige under Leopold's rule. Evidence of this is given by his marriage to the Byzantine princess Theodora Angelina and his attempt to end the War of the Keys by mediating between Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II and Pope Gregory IX . This is what he was working on when he died in 1230 at San Germano . Leopold and Theodora Angelina had: Enns (town) Enns ( German pronunciation: [ɛns] )

189-617: The Gothic style began to reach Austria - the Cappella Speciosa in his temporary residence of Klosterneuburg is known as the first building influenced by it in the Danube area - a reconstruction of it can be seen today in the palace gardens of Laxenburg . Leopold's court is known as a center of the Minnesang , e.g ., Walther von der Vogelweide , Neidhart von Reuental and Ulrich von Liechtenstein were active here. Also,

210-583: The 12th century onwards, when Ottokar II, Margrave of Styria established a market here. In 1186 the Georgenberg Pact was signed, an inheritance contract between Ottokar IV, Duke of Styria , who lacked a male heir, and the Babenberg duke of Austria , Leopold V . Following the death of Ottokar IV in 1192, his Duchy of Styria — then significantly bigger than the contemporary state, reaching from present day Slovenia to Upper Austria — fell to

231-607: The Abbey lands in and around Pfaffstätten, between Baden and Gumpoldskirchen, upon which the monks erected a walled estate (known as a " monastic grange "). This estate, the Lilienfelderhof , comprising a gothic church, manor house, and numerous other buildings, was acquired in 2006 by the Kartause Gaming Private Foundation via a 99-year leasehold. The property and its vineyards are currently in

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252-684: The Duchy of Austria (corresponding roughly to modern Lower Austria and eastern Upper Austria ), while Leopold VI himself became Duke of Styria. The duchies were reunified under Leopold VI when Frederick died after only four years of rule. Leopold VI participated in the Reconquista in Spain and in two crusades, the Albigensian Crusade in 1212 and the failed Fifth Crusade from 1217 to 1221, and—like his predecessors—attempted to develop

273-597: The House of Babenberg. Thus, Enns became Austrian. As Leopold VI, Duke of Austria , endowed Enns with town privileges in 1212, it is now considered Austria's oldest town (apart from the Roman municipal status). The landmark of Enns, the belfry (municipal tower) on the Main Square, was erected between 1564 and 1568 as a bell tower, watch and clock tower during the reign of emperor Maximilian II . Jewish moneylending in Enns

294-519: The land around 400 BC. Their kingdom of Noricum was incorporated into the Roman Empire in 15 BC and was designated as a Roman province under the reign of Emperor Claudius in AD 45. In the second and third century, the Roman camp of Lauriacum , in which up to 6,000 soldiers were stationed, was located on the site of modern Enns. The adjacent settlement (today: Lorch ) received the privileges of

315-595: The land by founding monasteries. His most important foundation is Lilienfeld in the Lower Austrian valley of the Traisen River, where he was buried after his death. Besides that, he supported the then highly modern mendicant Orders of the Franciscans and Dominicans. He elevated Enns to the status of a city in 1212, and Vienna in 1221, the territory of which was nearly doubled. Under Leopold's rule,

336-524: The process of being restored and revitalised. 48°00′47″N 15°35′55″E  /  48.01298°N 15.59865°E  / 48.01298; 15.59865 Leopold VI of Austria Leopold VI (15 October 1176 – 28 July 1230 ), known as Leopold the Glorious , was Duke of Styria from 1194 and Duke of Austria from 1198 to his death in 1230. He was a member of the House of Babenberg . Leopold VI

357-413: The roughly 2,000 Jews of Austria. Those who did not convert, commit suicide, or escape (some 90 men and 120 women) were burned at the stake on 12 March, 1421. The municipal council consists of 37 members. Since the 2003 elections, party representation on the council has been as follows: The current mayor is Christian Deleja-Hotko, a Social Democrat. In 1991, Enns had 10,192 inhabitants according to

378-545: Was built on the remains of a Jupiter temple and Lauriacum was the see of a bishop until 488. The present Basilica of St. Lawrence at Lorch was built in 1344 on the foundations of the old church About 900, the Enisiburg fortress, later Ennsegg Castle  [ de ] , was built on the Georgenberg hill to serve as a protective fortress against Magyar invasions. The surrounding settlement prospered from

399-520: Was in mourning one Purim . The Talmud says that a woman can delay giving birth for twelve months if her husband goes away on a trip. In 1420, a certain Jew in Enns named Israel (perhaps the "Isserlein of Enns" recorded as a Vienna homeowner ) was accused of desecrating a host . After obtaining confessions through torture, Albert II seized all Jewish property in Austria and redistributed it to Christians. He then imprisoned, tortured, and forcibly converted

420-602: Was reopened by Emperor Leopold II as early as 1790. In 1810 much of the abbey was destroyed in a fire, but was rebuilt under Abbot Johann Ladislaus Pyrker , who later became the Patriarch of Venice (1820–26) and eventually Archbishop of Eger . In 1976 Pope Paul VI declared the abbey church of Lilienfeld a " basilica minor ". The community belongs to the Cistercians of the Common Observance and

441-509: Was the younger son of Duke Leopold V and his wife, Helena of Hungary (daughter of Géza II of Hungary and Euphrosyne of Kiev ). He was betrothed to the Damsel of Cyprus in 1193, but the marriage never took place. In contravention of the provisions of the Georgenberg Pact , the Babenberg reign was divided after the death of Leopold V: Leopold VI's elder brother, Frederick I, was given

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