Konradsdorf Monastery

Konradsdorf Monastery is a monastic complex in Ortenberg featuring a three-nave pillar basilica with a semicircular apse built upon foundations from an earlier Frankish hall church. The complex includes several buildings of different ages, among them a provostry with Romanesque windows and a series of farm buildings arranged around the church.

The estate was founded in the 8th century as a manor house by Konrad, a feudal lord of the Benedictine Abbey of Fulda, and transformed into a monastery in the 12th century. This shift reflects the religious and economic changes taking place in the region at that time.

The monastery church displays decorated pillar capitals and Gothic tomb slabs, while its walls retain sections of original reddish plaster and wall paintings. These artistic elements give visitors insight into how the spaces looked in earlier times and what role they played in the religious community.

The site is accessible from Thursday to Sunday and offers parking near the property. Visitors should note that the church is often integrated into an active farm setting, so access may sometimes be limited.

The provostry building retains Romanesque windows with red glass dating to the Staufer period, making it one of the few surviving examples from that era in Hesse. These colored windows are noteworthy because so little medieval glass has survived in the region.

Location: Ortenberg

GPS coordinates: 50.34460,9.02380

Latest update: December 12, 2025 17:48