Günterstal Convent

The foundation of Günterstal Monastery is dated to 1221, although the first documented mention and the consecration of an altar in the monastery chapel by Bishop Konrad II of Tegerfelden of Constance only occurred in September 1224. Official recognition as a monastery took place between 1224 and 1233. It is believed that a nobleman from Kybfelsen Castle founded the monastery for his daughters, Adelheid and Berta. The community soon joined the Cistercian Order, with the abbot of Tennenbach Monastery serving as the father-abbot in charge of supervision. Papal confirmations of its possessions were issued in 1233 by Gregory IX and in 1246 by Innocent IV. After a six-year stay in Oberried, the nuns returned to Günterstal in 1242. By 1344, the monastery's holdings included lands in 90 localities. Noble families from the region supported the monastery through donations, and their unmarried daughters entered the order. Throughout its history, the monastery suffered damage multiple times, for instance, from a flood in 1486 and from looting during the Peasants' War in 1525, as well as by the Swedes in 1632. In 1727, the decision was made to rebuild the monastery complex in the Baroque style, which was realized between 1728 and 1738 according to plans by Peter Thumb under Abbess Maria Franziska Cajetana von Zurthannen. The monastery was dissolved as part of the secularization in 1806.

The former Günterstal Monastery is situated in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, at an elevation of approximately 329 meters above sea level.

The Baroque monastery complex, constructed between 1728 and 1738, continues to shape the appearance of the locality today. Its former use as a Cistercian abbey for women concluded with the secularization in 1806.

• Kloster St. Lioba (Monastery, approx. 358 m away)
• Schloss Merzhausen (Castle, approx. 2027 m away)
• Burgrest Kybfelsen (Castle ruin, approx. 2204 m away)
• Dominikanerinnenkloster St. Katharina in der Wiehre (Dominican Convent, approx. 2800 m away)