Editing Bad Doberan (section)

=== Middle Ages ===
Bad Doberan was documented in 1177 as ''villa Slavica Doberan'', but as early as 1171 [[Cistercian]] monks from [[Amelungsborn Abbey]] in the [[Weser Uplands]] founded a monastery in the ''Althof'' three kilometres southeast of the town, now a suburb of Bad Doberan. In 1179, these monasteries were largely destroyed in a Slavic uprising. Seven years later, the Cistercians made a second attempt to found a monastery on the site of today's abbey. The [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]] abbey church, dedicated in 1232, was replaced by a high [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] church after the fire of 1291, the construction of which probably began in 1295, with the remaining parts of the Romanesque church being incorporated into the new building. The Gothic church was consecrated in 1368. The [[Doberan Abbey]] became very rich due to its economic activities is and had a large estate. Until the dissolution of the monasteries during [[the Reformation]] in 1552, it shaped the development of the village of Doberan. In addition to the monastery, there was a craftsman's village, the ''Kammerhof'' (the old monastery farm), two pubs, a brickworks, a blacksmith and several [[cottage]]rs (''[[Kötter]]''). It changed little after the monastery was transferred in 1552 to the sovereign. A ducal office was established in the monastery, and a mill and hunter's lodge appeared.