Baiselberg Abbey

Between 1364 and 1374, devout women settled on the Baiselsberg as hermits, led by Anna von Gemmingen. A donation from Countess Mechthild von Zollern in 1374 is the earliest documented mention. Through endowments and contributed assets, the community achieved prosperity. In 1478, the transfer of the Augustinian Hermits from Tübingen to Baiselberg threatened the sisters' existence. Shortly thereafter, however, the women were affiliated with the Regular Augustinian Canonesses and took on social tasks, including the education of children. The small monastery church was a pilgrimage site dedicated to the Holy Trinity and housed a relic, a fist-sized tooth of Saint Christopher. After 1500, the monastery faced economic difficulties, which intensified with the Reformation from 1535, as ducal authorities confiscated its income.