Hohenwart
Community ID:
2582
Alternate Names:
Hohenwarth
Town:
Hohenwart
Diocese:
Augsburg
Modern Location:
In the governmental district of upper Bavaria; in the region of Pfaffenhofen on the Ilm river.
Dedication:
unknown
Date Founded:
1074
Date Terminated:
1895
Religious Order:
Benedictine
Rule:
Benedictine
Foundation Information:
The convent was founded by Count Ortolf and his sister, Wiltrudis, probably of the noble house of Andechs.
Architecture & Archaeology:
In 1895 the convent and church burnt down.
Manuscript Sources:
Only one literary work from this convent is still extant. It is held in the Staatsbibliothek in Munich, #Clm 7381-7390.
Secondary Sources:
Handschriftenerbe des Deutschen Mittelalters, vol. 1, p. 367. Hist. Staetten, p. 294.
Contributors:
June Mecham
Date Started:
1074
Date Finished:
1895
Length:
441
