Wittichen Abbey

According to Luitgard, who came from the Schenkenzell village of Kaltbrunn-Vortal, God said to her on the site of the monastery: "Here you are to build me a house!"

So she searched for other co-sisters and founded her abbey in the outback of Wittichen with 33 sisters.

The abbey found support from counts of Geroldseck as well as Queen Agnes of Hungary.

Through her intervention the retreat was recognised as an abbey by John XXII.

There are also circular hiking trails, some with information on mining in the Wittichen area.

Abbey church and cemetery
The Lange Bau or Äbtissinnenbau (October 2007)
Abbey portal on the abbey building
Abbey museum in the old abbey stable building