Schöntal is a municipality in the district of Hohenlohe in Baden-Württemberg , Germany . It is principally known as the location of Schöntal Abbey .
13-491: The munisipality consists of the following districts. Following the dissolution of Schöntal Abbey in 1802, its constituent towns were governed by the Kingdom of Württemberg as they had existed under the monastery. In 1810–11, this district was dissolved and its area given to the Öhringen [ de ] , Neckarsulm [ de ] , and Künzelsau districts [ de ] . In 1938, these were all given to
26-622: A pattern in 1972 that omitted the armored hand, a reference to Götz von Berlichingen , who is buried in Schöntal. The crosier and the bar references the Cistercians, whose iconography, most prominently Schöntal Abbey's church, had been used to identify Schöntal in postage stamps in the past. Sch%C3%B6ntal Abbey 49°19′41″N 9°30′17″E / 49.3281°N 9.5047°E / 49.3281; 9.5047 Schöntal Abbey ( German : Kloster Schöntal, Reichskloster Schöntal )
39-497: A revival under abbot Benedikt Knittel (in office from 1683 to 1732). Under his leadership was built the Baroque abbey church, designed by Leonhard Dientzenhofer, in which Götz von Berlichingen is buried. Abbot Benedikt was also responsible for the palatial claustral buildings with the grand staircase by Balthasar Neumann . Some forty monks lived in the community, besides about thirty conversi or lay brothers, who lived outside
52-632: Is a former Cistercian abbey in Schöntal in the district of Hohenlohe , Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is famous as one of the most impressive pieces of Baroque architecture in northern Württemberg and is now used by the Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart as a retreat and training centre. The Cistercian monastery was founded in 1153 in Neusass by Wolfram von Bebenburg and was settled by monks from Maulbronn Abbey . The original site proved unsuitable and
65-619: Is found in the east of the municipal area. The municipal coat of arms for Schöntal displays an armored fist in silver and a crosier in gold crossed diagonally over a green field but behind the Zisterzienserbalken , a checkerboard-pattern red -and-white bar associated with the Cistercian Order. This pattern was issued by the Hohenlohe district government on 19 September 1978, but evolved from renditions of
78-538: The Evangelical Seminaries of Maulbronn and Blaubeuren . Today the buildings are used by the Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart as a centre for conferences, retreats and training, as well as the town hall of the community of Schöntal. Most of the Baroque buildings and the monastery gardens have survived. Jagst The Jagst ( German pronunciation: [jakst] ) is a right tributary of
91-614: The Neckar in northern Baden-Württemberg , Germany . The source of this 190 km long river is in the hills east of Ellwangen , close to the Bavarian border. The Jagst winds through the towns of Ellwangen , Crailsheim , Kirchberg an der Jagst , Langenburg , Krautheim , Möckmühl and Neudenau . Near Bad Wimpfen , the Jagst flows into the Neckar, a few km downstream from the mouth of
104-582: The state of Baden-Württemberg and the Federal Republic of Germany . Schöntal is physically located on the Kocher-Jagst plain [ de ] and Kessach plateau [ de ] . It is bisected by the Jagst river, which also marks the lowest elevation in the municipality at 199.29 meters (653.8 ft) above sea level NN . The highest elevation, 399.51 meters (1,310.7 ft),
117-593: The Künzelsau district of the Free People's State of Württemberg . With the 1973 Baden-Württemberg district reform [ de ] , Schöntal and its old Ortsteile have been assigned to the Hohenlohe district . The Bundesautobahn 81 , running through Schöntal, began operation in 1974. The municipality ( Gemeinde ) of Schöntal comprises 8,165 hectares (20,180 acres) of the Hohenlohe district , within
130-532: The buildings became uninhabitable and an emergency block had to be constructed in 1617–18, now known as the Alte Abtei ("old abbey"). The monastery was besieged during the Thirty Years' War and the monks were eventually forced to flee in 1631, abandoning what remained of the buildings to looting and plunder. In 1648 the premises were several times used as soldiers' billets. The abbey finally experienced
143-563: The monastery while following a monastic way of life. The abbey was secularised in 1802, when it was taken over by the Kingdom of Württemberg . The furnishings and contents were removed to Stuttgart , and the buildings used initially for the accommodation of local government administration. From 1810 to 1975, Schöntal Abbey was one of the buildings used for the Evangelical Theological Seminary ( Evangelisch-theologisches Seminar or Seminar Maulbronn ), now
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#1732786884524156-468: The new community moved to the present location in Schöntal on the Jagst between 1157 and 1163. The land for the new site was provided by the von Berlichingen family in exchange for rights of burial in the monastery. The monastery was under the protection of the Bishops of Würzburg . Despite a promising beginning, the abbey found itself in financial difficulties by the early 13th century. Maulbronn Abbey
169-586: Was also in financial trouble and gave Schöntal to Kaisheim Abbey , which settled its debts in 1283. After this, Schöntal made a recovery, and in 1418 at the Council of Constance was granted the status of Imperial abbey , although it only retained this until 1495. It was plundered several times and suffered severe damage during the German Peasants' War in 1525. Although it survived the Reformation
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