Kamp Abbey (Lintfort)

The monastery's foundation took place on January 23, 1123, by Archbishop Friedrich I of Cologne, who entrusted its leadership to his brother Arnulf. Heinrich, another brother, arrived in the Lower Rhine region with twelve monks and established the monastery on January 31, 1123. Initially, it was likely founded in a valley, but under the third abbot Gierard (around 1150), construction began on Kamper Berg. Kamp was a mother monastery and founded daughter monasteries, including Walkenried and Neuzelle. In the late Middle Ages, it reached its peak under Abbot Giselbert, possessing estates in cities. After destruction during the Truchsessian War in the 16th century and a partial abandonment of the monastery, reconstruction began in the late 17th century under Abbot Andreas Holtmann.