Grünau Charterhouse

The foundation of Kloster Grünau took place in 1328 by Elisabeth von Hohenlohe, daughter of a Count of Wertheim. The endowment served as an atonement for a hunting accident that resulted in the death of her husband, Gottfried von Hohenlohe-Röttingen. The Carthusians from Mainz subsequently received the locality of Schollbrunn for the monastery's establishment. Dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint Lawrence, and Saint Nicholas, the monastery quickly developed despite a small number of monks, as several localities were subordinated to it, and it received tithes from parishes and chapels. During the Peasants' War in 1525, the complex was plundered, and the monks fled. The Reformation led to the dissolution of the monastery in 1557 and the expulsion of the last prior, as the Counts of Wertheim embraced Luther's teachings. The grounds were transferred to the Wertheim Hospital. A re-establishment of Carthusian monks occurred in 1629, but the Swedish conquest of the land in 1631 led to its renewed abandonment. After the Swedish withdrawal, the monastery was re-established in 1635. It was finally dissolved in 1803 during the secularization and came into the possession of the Counts of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg.

The former Kloster Grünau is situated southeast of Schollbrunn in Bavaria, within the Main-Spessart district, at an elevation of approximately 213 meters above sea level.

Today, the complex is utilized as an inn. Remaining structures include the 17th-century procurator's building, remnants of the enclosing wall, as well as the main building and a guesthouse. The Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation lists the monastery under monument number D-6-77-182-10.

• Henneburg Castle Ruin (Castle, approx. 5519 m away)
• Former monastic estate of Kartause Grünau in the form of an open three-winged complex (Monastery, approx. 5690 m away)
• Kreuzwertheim Castle (Castle, approx. 6720 m away)
• Collegiate Church of St. Maria Wertheim (Monastery, approx. 7262 m away)