Baroque gem and Götz von Berlichingen's burial place

Schöntal Monastery

Interesting facts about the monasteryAnecdotes

Not everything about an important historical structure has to do with politics and religion, much comes down to human stories. Many of these are still known today, and tell us something about life in the past.

Exterior of Schöntal Monastery

Wise counsel

The monastery's relocation from Neusaß to the Jagst valley revolves around an old legend. The benefactor and the monks took advice from an old man.

The founding myth

Group of animals on the north tower of Schöntal monastery church

On the scaffolding

A legend tells the wondrous story of how Abbot Knittel encountered a dog and two stags.

Miraculous animals

Kloster Schöntal, Luftaufnahme Klosterkomplex

Secret timeouts

Students of the Schöntal seminary had a hard life in the former monastery, but they knew how to mitigate the situation.

Life in the seminary