Frauenalb Abbey

The monastery of Frauenalb was founded around 1190 by the Counts of Eberstein as a noble Benedictine convent. It was consecrated to the Saints Mary, John the Baptist, Peter, and Paul. The monastery exclusively admitted daughters from noble families and housed up to thirty convent members, often at a young age. The Vogtland of the monastery passed to the Margraves of Baden in the 14th century. In 1508, a fire destroyed large parts of the complex, including the abbey, the convent, the dormitory, and the refectory; only the church and the infirmary remained. After reconstruction, Frauenalb was plundered in the Peasants' War in 1525 but soon regained its former prosperity due to its extensive possessions.