Bebenhausen, Cistercian monastery to the north of Tübingen, founded in 1185 and secularized in 1560. It is commemorated in Bilder aus Bebenhausen, 11 short poems in elegiacs, written in 1863 by E. Mörike on the occasion of a stay of some weeks in the former monastery.
Bebenhausen
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Bebenhausen is a historical village (pop. 347) in Baden-Württemberg, now the smallest district of Tübingen. It is located 3 km north of Tübingen proper in the middle of the state nature protected area of the Schönbuch. It is located on Route 464 connecting Böblingen and Tübingen. It was founded in 1183 by Pfalzgraf Rudolf von Tübingen. Bebenhausen is famous for its monastery, Bebenhausen Abbey.
It became a municipality in 1823. King William II of Württemberg lived there until his death in 1921 along with his wife duchess Charlotte zu Schaumburg-Lippe until her death in 1947. It became the seat of Württemberg-Hohenzollern from 1947 and until 1952 when Baden-Württemberg was created. In 1974, it became a district of Tübingen.
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