Erlach Abbey

It was founded between 1093 and 1103 by Kuno, Count of Fenis and Bishop of Lausanne, on land that was then an island in the river Thielle.

After Kuno's death, the abbey church was completed by his brother, Burchard, bishop of Basel.

The nave of the abbey church was demolished, but the choir and transept remained to be used for grain storage.

The other buildings remained standing, and in the 19th century were put to various industrial uses, until in 1883 the Canton of Bern bought the site back and turned it into a prison.

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