ðɪ ˈæbi wʌz fˈaʊndᵻd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi baɪ kˈɑːnɹæd ʌv wˈɪntɚstˌɛʔn̩ ɪnðə hˈæmlɪt ʌv bˈeɪnt ænd sˈɛɾəld baɪ nˈʌnz fɹʌmðə sˈɪstɚʃˌiən ˈæbi ʌv bˈuːz ɪnðə sˈeɪm jˈɪɹ.
The abbey was founded in 1240 by Conrad of Winterstetten in the hamlet of Baindt and settled by nuns from the Cistercian abbey of Boos in the same year.