Bollschweil Priory
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Bollschweil Priory was a Cluniac nunnery at Bollschweil
(formerly Bolesweiler) in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald
, Baden-Württemberg
, Germany
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It was founded by Saint Ulrich of Zell
in or after 1087 to complement the monastery he had founded at Grüningen
, later moved to Zell
. The nunnery was moved to nearby Sölden
in 1115, probably due to the unsuitability of the site.
Bollschweil
Bollschweil is a municipality in the Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located approximately 10 km south of Freiburg.-History:...
(formerly Bolesweiler) in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald
Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald
Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald is a district in the south of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Emmendingen, Schwarzwald-Baar, Waldshut, Lörrach and the French départements of the Haut-Rhin and the Bas-Rhin. The district-free city of Freiburg is surrounded by the district...
, Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states of Germany. Baden-Württemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine, and is the third largest in both area and population of Germany's sixteen states, with an area of and 10.7 million inhabitants...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
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It was founded by Saint Ulrich of Zell
Ulrich of Zell
Saint Ulrich of Zell, also known as Wulderic, sometimes of Cluny or of Regensburg , was a Cluniac reformer of Germany, abbot, founder and saint.-Life:...
in or after 1087 to complement the monastery he had founded at Grüningen
Grüningen Priory
Grüningen Priory was a short-lived Cluniac foundation, predecessor to St. Ulrich's Priory in the Black Forest, at Grüningen near Oberrimsingen in Breisach in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.-History:...
, later moved to Zell
St. Ulrich's Priory in the Black Forest
St. Ulrich's Priory in the Black Forest was a priory of Cluny Abbey founded in the valley of the River Möhlin in the Black Forest in about 1083. St. Ulrich is now part of the municipality of Bollschweil, in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.-History:The origins...
. The nunnery was moved to nearby Sölden
Sölden Priory
Sölden Priory was a Cluniac nunnery founded in 1115 at Sölden in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in the Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.-History:...
in 1115, probably due to the unsuitability of the site.