Dominican monastery

In 1258, the imperial Reichsküchenmeister Lupold von Nordenberg donated the area for the construction of a women's monastery. In 1259, Dominican nuns from St. Markus in Würzburg and from Neusitz moved in. The monastery church was consecrated around 1265; the convent buildings were built in the 13th and 14th centuries.

The convent was primarily intended for noble daughters and widows. Dowries (including vineyards and lands) made the monastery wealthy. After the Reformation in Rothenburg in 1544, the convent shrank; by the middle of the 16th century, no nuns lived here anymore. The city took over the property.

After the end of imperial immediacy in 1803, the monastery fell to Bavaria. The interior furnishings were sold, and the monastery church was demolished in 1812/13. The remaining buildings served as storage (wine, grain). In 1933, the city bought the property back and established the city museum.