Former Monastery of St. Katharinental

St. Katharinental Monastery is a former monastic complex located on the banks of the Rhine near Diessenhofen. The monastery church, an outstanding example of South German Baroque architecture, is particularly noteworthy. Today, the historic monastery buildings house a rehabilitation clinic.

The history of the former Dominican convent dates back to the early 13th century. Over the centuries, it experienced various periods of prosperity and survived the turmoil of the Reformation after 1529 unscathed. In 1869, the convent was finally dissolved, and the remaining nuns were relocated. The convent church, built by Johann Michael Beer between 1732 and 1734, houses an important organ from its construction period. The main portal of the church is open daily; access to the interior of the church is possible twice a week during the summer half-year and twice a month during the winter half-year, with a specialist present. Additionally, there is a small house museum where exhibits illustrate the building history of the convent and its cultural-historical significance as a spiritual center on the Upper Rhine – both during the era of mysticism and at the time of the 18th-century monastic reforms. The museum is not publicly accessible.