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Church or chapel · 1280

Lihula Monastery

German: Leal

Lihula's Cistercian convent was probably founded around 1275–1285 by Hermann von Buxhoeveden, Bishop of Ösel-Wiek, right beside Lihula castle. Its buildings stood around a long courtyard inside a castle-like ring wall, and the convent served mainly as a refuge for noble ladies of the bishopric. With about 200 ploughlands and 300 farms, including the manors of Vihterpalu, Hatu and Rumba, it was the largest landowner in Läänemaa after the bishop and the Order. It was closed after the Reformation and probably destroyed around 1570, during the Livonian War. Its site lies south of Penijõe road, near the old Linnamäe inn.

Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today

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Lihula tsistertslaste nunnakloostri rajas arvatavasti aastatel 1275–1285 Saare-Lääne piiskop Hermann von Buxhoeveden otse Lihula linnuse kõrvale. Kloostriruumid paiknesid pikliku sisehoovi ümber kastellilaadse ringmüüri sees ja klooster oli peamiselt piiskopkonna aadlidaamide varjupaik. Ligi 200 adramaa ja 300 taluga – sealhulgas Vihterpalu, Hatu ja Rumba mõis – oli see piiskopi ja ordu järel Läänemaa suurim maavaldaja. Klooster suleti pärast reformatsiooni ja hävis arvatavasti umbes 1570. aastal Liivi sõjas. Selle ase jääb Penijõe teest lõunasse vana Linnamäe kõrtsi lähedale.

Map of the area around Lihula Monastery
58.69200° N, 23.83666° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lihula_klooster ↗

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