Bebenhausen Abbey stands on a terrace above the Goldersbach river in the Schönbuch nature park in Baden-Württemberg. Around 1185 Rudolph I, Count Palatine of Tübingen, gave the village to the Premonstratensians, and the Cistercians took over the site in 1190. The church was consecrated in 1228 and renovated in the Gothic style between 1335 and 1340.
The church is a cruciform basilica with three aisles. The chapter house has painted ceilings from 1528, and the summer refectory has frescoes and octagonal pillars. A wall, two towers and a gatehouse protect the grounds.
The abbey was dissolved in 1535. In the early nineteenth century the abbot's house became a royal hunting retreat. After 1918 King William II of Württemberg lived here. Today the abbey and palace are open to visitors.
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