Kloster Hachborn

The Abbey of Hachborn was founded in 1186 through a donation by the Lords of Merenberg. Giso and Hartrad the Younger (III.) transferred an allodial estate in the village of Hachborn to the Premonstratensian Abbey of Arnstein, with the condition that the site be established for divine service according to Premonstratensian rules. This donation was confirmed on May 31, 1186, by a document from the Arnstein Abbey. By 1189, this provostry was transferred to the Mainz Church through another donation. Initially, it was likely a double monastery, as there was initial mention of brothers residing there. From the mid-13th century, with the attestation of a mistress for Hachborn, it can be assumed to have been an exclusively female convent. In 1507, the monastery was reformed by the Bursfelde Congregation before its dissolution in 1527 during the Reformation. The former monastic property was allocated to the Marburg infirmaries in 1533, later granted as a Hessian fief, and from 1789, it was divided among Hachborn farmers. An economic crisis preceded the dissolution; the abbey, with its limited landholdings, was no longer able to sustain itself and pay dues.

The former monastery is situated in Hachborn, a district of the municipality of Ebsdorfergrund in the Marburg-Biedenkopf district of Hesse, Germany, at an elevation of approximately 211 m above sea level.

The former abbey church, which has undergone multiple renovations, is still preserved today. A plan from 1698 provides insight into the buildings belonging to the abbey, as well as the surrounding gardens and cultivated areas.

• Frauenberg (Beltershausen) Ruin (Ruin, approx. 4042 m away)
• Nordeck Castle (Castle, approx. 4817 m away)
• Treis Castle (Castle, approx. 5913 m away)
• Friedelhausen Castle (Lollar) (Castle, approx. 6711 m away)