Interlaken, CH
Took the monastery under his protection in 1133
Interlaken is a Swiss town and municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district of the canton of Bern. The Interlaken Monastery was built around 1133 on imperial land on the left side of the Aare; it controlled a bridge over the river and generated income from tolls. After the Reformation, Bern created the Interlaken bailiwick from the monastery lands. Part of the monastery building served as the headquarters of the district administration, while the rest was used as an indigent hospital. Lothair III, Holy Roman Emperor, took the monastery under his protection in 1133.
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