Kleinlützel Abbey
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Kleinlützel Priory was a small religious house at Kleinlützel
, a community in the district of Thierstein
in the Canton of Solothurn
in Switzerland
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(Lucella), which clearly had a connection with the place
. The establishment was transferred in 1264 to the Augustinian Canons of the Stift St. Leonhard in Basle. In 1486 it became a house of Augustinian Canonesses, who relocated in 1494 or 1495 to Schwarzenthann, until their community was suppressed in 1530. The buildings at Kleinlützel suffered serious damage during the Swabian War
(1499) and were destroyed in 1525 during the wars of the peasants.
Lützel Abbey seems to have taken possession of the buildings in 1505, and after 1525 to have rebuilt at least some of them, including the chapel which still stands, along with some of the service buildings.
Kleinlützel
Kleinlützel is a municipality in the district of Thierstein in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. It is an exclave of the Canton of Solothurn, enclaved in the Canton of Basel-Country and Alsace.-History:...
, a community in the district of Thierstein
Thierstein (district)
Thierstein District is one of the ten districts of the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland, situated to the north of the canton. Together with the Dorneck District, it forms the Amtei of Dorneck-Thierstein...
in the Canton of Solothurn
Canton of Solothurn
Solothurn is a canton of Switzerland. It is located in the northwest of Switzerland. The capital is Solothurn.-History:The territory of the canton comprises land acquired by the capital...
in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
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History
The early history of the priory is poorly documented. In about 1136-1138 a small women's religious community, the Minor Lucella, was established. There is no firm evidence that this was a Cistercian nunnery, but the similarity of names strongly suggests that it was a foundation of, or subordinate to, the Cistercian Lützel AbbeyLützel Abbey
Lucelle Abbey or Lützel Abbey was a Cistercian monastery in the present village of Lucelle, in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace, France, but located right on the Swiss border....
(Lucella), which clearly had a connection with the place
. The establishment was transferred in 1264 to the Augustinian Canons of the Stift St. Leonhard in Basle. In 1486 it became a house of Augustinian Canonesses, who relocated in 1494 or 1495 to Schwarzenthann, until their community was suppressed in 1530. The buildings at Kleinlützel suffered serious damage during the Swabian War
Swabian War
The Swabian War of 1499 was the last major armed conflict between the Old Swiss Confederacy and the House of Habsburg...
(1499) and were destroyed in 1525 during the wars of the peasants.
Lützel Abbey seems to have taken possession of the buildings in 1505, and after 1525 to have rebuilt at least some of them, including the chapel which still stands, along with some of the service buildings.