Heilsbronn Abbey was founded in 1132 as a Cistercian monastery and from 1297 until 1625 it was the hereditary burial place of the Hohenzollern family. A visit to the almost 900-year-old church with its rich late-medieval art works conveys something of the spirituality of the Cistercians, whose abbey church the cathedral was of great importance for over 400 years. It also tells of the Hohenzollerns, who were buried here for 328 years, including the first three electors of Brandenburg.
The eponymous spring (“Heils-Brunnen”) rises under the abbey and flows outside through a covered baptismal font. It forms the source of the Schwabach.
Münster Heilsbronn
Münsterplatz
91560 Heilsbronn
