01/16/ 1095 |
Alpirsbach Monastery is founded. Bishop Gebhard III von Konstanz consecrates a wooden oratory on this occasion |
1099 |
The first stone monastery church (Leutkirche) is consecrated |
1100 |
Pope Paschalis II confirms the monastery's founding |
1123 |
Emperor Heinrich V confirms the monastery's founding |
1128 |
Bishop Ulrich II von Konstanz consecrates the large Monastery Church (Klosterkirche) |
1st half 13th Century |
he stone house, the Vestry (Sakristei) and the "Lower Castle" century (Untere Burg) are built |
1293 |
A monastery school is documented |
1337-1377 |
Abbot Brun von Schenkenberg has structural alterations made to the Abbot's rooms on the 1st floor of the West Wing (Westflügel) |
1368 |
A Chapel of St. Mary (Marienkapelle) and the library (Bibliothek) are mentioned |
1451-1455 |
The monastery is temporarily disbanded, as controversies arise between the followers of reforms and their opponents |
1471 |
The monastery is included in the "Melker Reform" |
1482 |
Alpirsbach Monastery changes to the "Bursfelder Reform"; an economic and spiritual boom begins |
From 1480 |
The conversion of the monastery to the late Gothic style begins |
1514 |
There is an uprising of the farmers in the dominion of Loßburg in the "Armen Konrad" (revolt) |
From 1523 |
The Chapel of St. Mary is rebuilt and the late Gothic Altar of St. Mary (Marienaltar) is installed |
1534-1535 |
Duke Ulrich von Württemberg introduces the Reformation and has an inventory made of the Alpirsbach holdings |
1548-1555 |
Württemberg becomes Catholic again (Interim Period) |
1556 |
The monastery is closed once an for all |
1556-1595 |
A Protestant monastery school is founded |
1566 |
The administrative building (Amtsgebäude) and the later Town Hall (Rathaus) are built |
1619 |
A library list is prepared, which is the only preserved proof of the collection of a monastery library in Alpirsbach |
1630-1638 |
Monks from Ochsenhausen return to Alpirsbach Monastery during the Thirty Years' War |
1649 |
The "Leutkirche" is torn down |
1671 |
A school of Latin is established in Alpirsbach |
1st half of 18th Century |
Mining (silver, cobalt) experiences a heyday in Alpirsbach and century Reinerzau |
1807-1811 |
The monastery landholdings are confiscated by the Kingdom of Württemberg |
1821-1843 |
The Alpirsbach Treasury Office (Kameralamt) belonging to the Administrative Office (Oberamt) of Oberndorf is established |
1840 |
The Chapel of St. Mary is torn down |
1869 |
King Karl von Württemberg raises Alpirsbach to a township |
1869 |
The Monastery Church is remodeled in an initial phase |
1878-1881 |
The second remodeling phase and historical painting of the church is carried out by Prof. Kolb of Stuttgart |
1882-1886 |
The "Kinzigtalbahn" (Kinzig Valley Railroad) is built, which resulted in the Romanesque granary south of the monastery being demolished |
1883 |
A Catholic church is established in the former Refectory (Refektorium) |
1899 |
A Catholic parish is founded in Alpirsbach |
1920 |
The Gate House (Torhaus) is torn down to build "Staatsstrasse" |
1957 |
The Catholic church is converted and enlarged |
1965-1966 |
The historical appointments of the Monastery Church are removed and the church is renovated in the style of the 1950's |
From 1995 |
Preservative protective measures are taken in the Monastery Church and the Enclosure. The Information Center and the Monastery Museum (Klostermuseum) are established |