Sovereign Order of Malta

The Maltese Commandery is an administrative seat of the Johanniter Order established in the 13th century in the Herrenstrunden district of Bergisch Gladbach. It is also written as Malteser Komturei and Malteser-Komturei.

In 1224, Knight Dietrich von Dorendorf transferred the church in Herkenrath to the Hospital of St. John in Jerusalem. In 1270, a pension was transferred to the Johanniters in Herrenstrunden. When exactly the foundation of the Commandery Herrenstrunden occurred is not known. The first mention of the Commandery can be found in the year 1290. The Commandery, that is, the entire building complex of the Lords at the Strunde, is mentioned in 1328 as an order bailiwick and thus as the central office for the administration of the order province. In that year, Peter von Ungula, Prior of Toulouse and General Visitor for Germany and France, transferred the Commandery and Bailiwick of Herrenstrunden to Heinrich von Selbach for 15 years during the chapter for the Priory of Germany in Trier. This significance has been retained by the Commandery for several centuries. Around 1530, the Johanniters renamed themselves Malteser as a consequence of the Reformation. In connection with the secularization, the order was expropriated after the issuance of the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss in 1806. The seized property subsequently passed into private hands.

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