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The
Frauental convent is in a side valley of the Tauber near Creglingen,
not far from Rothenburg ob der Tauber, and was founded by
Konrad and Gottfried of Hohenlohe - Brauneck (their fort , Burg
Brauneck, is
only 3km away) in the year 1232. In former times the convent had an
area of roughly 600 hectares of agricultural land, woodland and grassy
fields plus extra acquirements as time went by.
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1390: The
family of Hohenlohe - Brauneck died out and was sold to the Earl of
Brandenburg - Ansbach
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1525: Vast
parts of the convent and of the fort were destroyed in the farmers rebellion.
The stones were later used to build the historical
shepherd's house. If
you want to "live in history" you can rent it as a
holiday house.
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1547: After the death of the last three nuns,
the village of Frauental
became a dominion, and the upper church was used as storage space
for wheat, rye, barley, etc.
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1791:
Frauental came under Prussian rain and achieved the status of independent
village
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1810:
Frauental became part of the Kingdom of Württemberg
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1972:
Frauental became part of the Town of Creglingen. This meant the
end of independence.
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