Kloster Thron, Medieval monastery in Wehrheim, Germany

Kloster Thron is a former Cistercian convent located near the Lochmühle leisure park in the Taunus region, featuring medieval buildings including the main monastery, agricultural structures, and a spacious terrace. The estate now operates as an agricultural property and accommodates visitors for ceremonies, celebrations, and gatherings within its preserved buildings.

Count Gerhard von Dietz founded the convent on 20 March 1243, endowing it with the Niedernhain estate, which was an imperial fief. The first abbess, Irmgard, arrived with 12 nuns in 1249, and Archbishop Werner von Eppstein consecrated the church in 1262. In 1288 the convent was placed under imperial protection, freeing it from Dietz overlordship. By 1320 it housed 60 nuns; the last abbess died in 1576.

The convent was reserved for noble women: 60 nuns lived here around 1320, but only 17 nuns and 2 novices remained in 1527. The last abbess, Margarete von Hattstein, died in 1576, ending the community; the site then became the Hofgut Thron farm, now leased with 120 hectares.

The site welcomes visitors for events and gatherings, though it is advisable to inquire in advance about visiting times and availability for tours. Its location near the Lochmühle leisure park and the Taunus region makes it easily accessible and allows you to combine a visit with other activities in the area.

The convent's lands ran from today's Lochmühle to the Erlenbach and beyond the present B 456, with 600 acres of forest added to poor farmland. By its economic peak it held 145 properties and tithe rights, among them farms in Obernhain, Petterweil and Vilbel, several mills and three town courts in Frankfurt, Friedberg and Wetzlar.