Heggbach Abbey

The first documentary mentions of the monastery date back to 1231. At that time, Bishop Konrad II von Tegerfelden of Constance transferred the parish church in Hecchibach to the sisters. Abbot Eberhard von Rohrdorf of Salem brought Heggbach into the Cistercian Order. By 1234, it already belonged to the order, and in 1248, Pope Innocent IV granted it protection and privileges, formally incorporating it into the Cistercian Order. The monastery acquired further possessions through donations and purchases, including from the families of Freyberg and Baustetten, who established their burial sites here. In 1343, the abbey church of St. George was consecrated. The monastery survived the Peasants' War in the 16th century without major destruction, even though the peasants of the Baltringer Haufen plundered supplies.