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{{short description|Premonstratensian monastery}}
[[image:Kloster Vessra 06.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Former church of Vessra Abbey]]
[[Image:Kloster Vessra 06.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Former church of Vessra Abbey]]
'''Vessra Abbey''' ('''Kloster Veßra''') was a [[Premonstratensian]] monastery in the village also named [[Kloster Veßra]] in the [[Hildburghausen (district)|district of Hildburghausen]], [[Thuringia]], [[Germany]].
'''Vessra Abbey''' ({{langx|de|Kloster Veßra}}) was a [[Premonstratensian]] monastery in the village also named [[Kloster Veßra]] in the [[Hildburghausen (district)|district of Hildburghausen]], [[Thuringia]], [[Germany]].


The monastery was founded in the 1130s by Gotebold II, Count of [[Henneberg]], and his wife Liutgard on a site near the confluence of the [[Schleuse]] and the [[Werra]]. The church was dedicated in 1138; the foundation received papal confirmation three years later.
The monastery was founded in the 1130s by Gotebold II, Count of [[House of Henneberg|Henneberg]], and his wife Liutgard on a site near the confluence of the [[Schleuse]] and the [[Werra]]. The church was dedicated in 1138; the foundation received [[Papal appointment|papal confirmation]] three years later.


For the whole of its existence of more than four hundred years the abbey was a family monastery of the Hennebergs. During the [[Protestant Reformation|Reformation]] in 1543, the monastery was turned into an estate.
For the whole of its existence of more than four hundred years the abbey was the [[house monastery]] of the Hennebergs. It also had a close association with the [[von Bibra]] family, particularly in the 15th century. During the [[Protestant Reformation|Reformation]] in 1543, the monastery was turned into an estate.


The former monastery served another four hundred years as an agricultural estate, mostly in private hands, but after [[World War II]] as a possession of the [[German Democratic Republic|East German]] state, and from 1953 as the site of a [[collective farm]] (''Landwirtschaftliche Produktionsgenossenschaft'', or LPG).
The former monastery served another four hundred years as an agricultural estate, mostly in private hands, but after [[World War II]] as a possession of the [[German Democratic Republic|East German]] state, and from 1953 as the site of a [[collective farm]] (''Landwirtschaftliche Produktionsgenossenschaft'', or LPG).


In 1975 the site was taken over by the Museum of the History of Agriculture of the DDR (''Agrarhistorisches Museum der DDR''). Since 1990 the site has been the home of the Hennebergische Museum, an open-air museum specialising in the display of re-located local buildings.
In 1975 the site was taken over by the Museum of the History of Agriculture of the DDR (''Agrarhistorisches Museum der DDR''). Since 1990 the site has been the home of the Hennebergische Museum, an open-air museum specialising in the display of re-located local buildings.
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[[image:Kloster Vessra 03.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Farmer's house from 1716 in the Henneberg Museum]]


The abbey church, dedicated to Saint Mary, was used as the parish church for centuries until it burned down in the mid 20th century. The ruins are nevertheless substantial and after stabilisation it remains the most significant [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]] building in the region. Of the monastic buildings themselves there remain the gate chapel and the accommodation block, with the ruins of the cloister.
The abbey church, dedicated to [[Mary, mother of Jesus|Saint Mary]], was converted to the parish church, with much of the space used for storage. Most of the church structure was heavily damaged in a 1939 fire. One chapel continues to be used. The ruins are nevertheless substantial and after stabilisation it remains the most significant [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]] building in the region. Of the monastic buildings themselves there remain the gate chapel and the accommodation block, including the ruins of the cloister.


==Sources==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
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* {{de icon}} [http://www.museumklostervessra.de Hennebergisches Museum]
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Image:Kloster Vessra 03.jpg|Farmer's house from 1716 in the Henneberg Museum
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* {{de icon}} [http://www.thueringer-landschaften.de/html/kloster_vessra.html Photo tour of the abbey]
Image:Kloster Vessra 04.jpg|Old watermill from around 1600 in the Henneberg Museum
Image:VessraInterior.jpg|Interior of church
Image:Veßra_Bibra_Kapelle.jpg|''Bibrasche Kapelle'' with [[Bibra family|Bibra]] graves
Image:Vessraback.jpg|View from the rear
Image:Vessramodel.jpg|Model in the Henneberg Museum
</gallery>

== References ==
* Günther Wölfing, Ernst Badstübner: ''Amtlicher Führer Kloster Verßra'', [[Deutscher Kunstverlag]] München/Berlin 2003, {{ISBN|3-422-03094-8}}
* {{citation|surname1=Günther Wölfing|editor-surname1=Agrarhistorisches Museum Kloster Veßra|title=Die Säkularisation des Klosters Veßra |publication-place=Hildburghausen|pages=23–39|date= 1982|language=German}}
*WERNER WAGENHÖFER, ''Grablegen des Niederadels im Spätmittelalterlichen Franken - das Beispiel der Bibra'', ''Wirtschaft - Gesellschaft - Mentalitäten im Mittelalter'', Festschrift zum 75. Geburtstag von Rolf Sprandel, Franz Steiner Verlag, Stuttgart, 2006 {{ISBN|3-515-08882-2}}, {{ISBN|978-3-515-08882-4}}, Pages.335-359.

==External links==
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* {{in lang|de}} [http://www.museumklostervessra.de Hennebergisches Museum]
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* {{in lang|de}} [http://www.thueringer-landschaften.de/html/kloster_vessra.html Photo tour of the abbey]


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[[Category:Premonstratensian monasteries in Germany]]
[[Category:Premonstratensian monasteries in Germany]]
[[Category:Museums in Germany]]
[[Category:Museums in Thuringia]]
[[Category:1130s establishments]]
[[Category:1130s establishments in the Holy Roman Empire]]
[[Category:Religious organizations established in the 1130s]]
[[Category:Christian monasteries established in the 1130s]]
[[Category:Open-air museums in Germany]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Hildburghausen (district)]]
[[Category:House of Henneberg]]


[[de:Kloster Veßra]]
[[de:Kloster Veßra]]

Latest revision as of 22:13, 27 November 2024

Former church of Vessra Abbey

Vessra Abbey (German: Kloster Veßra) was a Premonstratensian monastery in the village also named Kloster Veßra in the district of Hildburghausen, Thuringia, Germany.

The monastery was founded in the 1130s by Gotebold II, Count of Henneberg, and his wife Liutgard on a site near the confluence of the Schleuse and the Werra. The church was dedicated in 1138; the foundation received papal confirmation three years later.

For the whole of its existence of more than four hundred years the abbey was the house monastery of the Hennebergs. It also had a close association with the von Bibra family, particularly in the 15th century. During the Reformation in 1543, the monastery was turned into an estate.

The former monastery served another four hundred years as an agricultural estate, mostly in private hands, but after World War II as a possession of the East German state, and from 1953 as the site of a collective farm (Landwirtschaftliche Produktionsgenossenschaft, or LPG).

In 1975 the site was taken over by the Museum of the History of Agriculture of the DDR (Agrarhistorisches Museum der DDR). Since 1990 the site has been the home of the Hennebergische Museum, an open-air museum specialising in the display of re-located local buildings.

The abbey church, dedicated to Saint Mary, was converted to the parish church, with much of the space used for storage. Most of the church structure was heavily damaged in a 1939 fire. One chapel continues to be used. The ruins are nevertheless substantial and after stabilisation it remains the most significant Romanesque building in the region. Of the monastic buildings themselves there remain the gate chapel and the accommodation block, including the ruins of the cloister.

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  • Farmer's house from 1716 in the Henneberg Museum
    Farmer's house from 1716 in the Henneberg Museum
  • Old watermill from around 1600 in the Henneberg Museum
    Old watermill from around 1600 in the Henneberg Museum
  • Interior of church
    Interior of church
  • Bibrasche Kapelle with Bibra graves
    Bibrasche Kapelle with Bibra graves
  • View from the rear
    View from the rear
  • Model in the Henneberg Museum
    Model in the Henneberg Museum

References

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  • Günther Wölfing, Ernst Badstübner: Amtlicher Führer Kloster Verßra, Deutscher Kunstverlag München/Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-422-03094-8
  • Günther Wölfing (1982), Agrarhistorisches Museum Kloster Veßra (ed.), Die Säkularisation des Klosters Veßra (in German), Hildburghausen, pp. 23–39{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • WERNER WAGENHÖFER, Grablegen des Niederadels im Spätmittelalterlichen Franken - das Beispiel der Bibra, Wirtschaft - Gesellschaft - Mentalitäten im Mittelalter, Festschrift zum 75. Geburtstag von Rolf Sprandel, Franz Steiner Verlag, Stuttgart, 2006 ISBN 3-515-08882-2, ISBN 978-3-515-08882-4, Pages.335-359.
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