Roggenburg Abbey

The foundation of Roggenburg Abbey took place in 1126 by Count Bertold von Bibereck, his wife, and his brothers Konrad and Siegfried. The first Premonstratensian canons came from Ursberg Abbey and began constructing the first abbey church. In 1444, the foundation was elevated to an abbey. Between 1482 and 1485, Roggenburg was first referred to as immediately subject to the Empire, a status that solidified in the first half of the 16th century, partly through reforms in the judicial and police systems. During the Peasants' War, the abbey was plundered on April 1, 1525, by the rebellious peasants of the Leipheim contingent after the monks had fled. In the 18th century, the abbey underwent Baroque renovations that shaped its current appearance.