ðə tɹɐdˈɪʃənəl stˈoːɹi ʌvðə faʊndˈeɪʃən, ɪnwˌɪtʃ ðɛɹ mˈeɪ biː sˌʌm ˈɛlɪmənts ʌv tɹˈuːθ, ɪz ðæt ɪnðə nˈaɪnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐ nˈʌnɚɹi hˈɪɹ kˈɔːld "hˈoʊhənhjˌuːsən", wˌɪtʃ wʌz ɐbˈændənd æt ðə tˈaɪm ʌvðə hʌŋɡˈɛɹiən ɪnvˈeɪʒənz ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli tˈɛnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi.
The traditional story of the foundation, in which there may be some elements of truth, is that in the 9th century there was a nunnery here called "Hohenhusen", which was abandoned at the time of the Hungarian invasions in the early 10th century.