ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈoːɹ, ɐ nˈaɪt nˈeɪmd ɡˈʌntɹæm vˈɑːn ɐdˈɛlsɹuːt, ɪnspˈaɪɚd baɪ ɐ sˈɜːmən hˈɛld baɪ bɜːnˈɑːɹd ʌv klˈɛɹvɔːks æt ðə kˈɑːnstænts mˈɪnstɚ, doʊnˈeɪɾᵻd ɐn ᵻstˈeɪt ɪnðə lˈɪnzɡaʊ ɹˈiːdʒən tə bɜːnˈɑːɹdz mənˈæstɪk ˈɔːɹdɚ, ðə sˈɪstɚʃˌiənz.
In 1134, a knight named Guntram von Adelsreute, inspired by a sermon held by Bernard of Clairvaux at the Konstanz Minster, donated an estate in the Linzgau region to Bernard's monastic order, the Cistercians.