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Schöntal Monastery
Baroque gem and Götz von Berlichingen's burial place

Diverse backgroundsInteresting & amusing

Learn about the exciting history of Schöntal Monastery: about the legendary Götz von Berlichingen, a wondrous human-animal encounter, or the trials and tribulations of history that impacted even Schöntal. Delve into the world of the monastery.

View of the gables of Schöntal Monastery

A monastery in bloom

Schöntal Monastery experienced a fateful rise and fall, from its start in the 12th century to its end in the 19th century.

Milestones
Detail of Sir Götz von Berlichingen's tomb, Schöntal Monastery

Personal histories throughout the centuries

A rhyming abbot, a concerned nobleman, and a warrior with an iron hand: exciting biographies from Schöntal Monastery. 

Figures
Detail view of a group of animals on the north tower of Schöntal Monastery church

Interesting facts about the monastery

One or more amusing stories are associated with Schöntal Monastery, telling us much about life in earlier times.

Anecdotes
Kloster Schöntal, Figuren im Treppenhaus

Fascinating art history

The Late Romanesque style of the old monastery has disappeared, but the Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and Rococo elements are still around today. 

History of design
Götz von Berlichingen, Glasmalerei von 1547 im Museum Jagsthausen

Recognized in France

Götz von Berlichingen was the hero of one of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's plays, making him instantly famous, even in France.

Goethe and his “Götz”