For two weeks, international participants worked on preserving the historic defensive wall of the Cistercian Abbey of Rein. As part of a European Heritage Training Course, they learned traditional masonry techniques and applied them directly to the centuries-old masonry. The defensive wall dates back to the 15th century. Weathering and age had left clear marks:
Petr Hudec's new book was published at the end of June The Legend of the Dream. It recounts the dramatic events of 1421, when the Velehrad Monastery was burned down by the Moravian Hussites on January 12. How was it possible that most of the monks managed to escape? The main character is Brother Fortunát—a
The State Palaces and Gardens of Baden-Württemberg hosted an international professional exchange this week: The leaders of the Cistercian monasteries of Alcobaça (Portugal), Poblet (Spain), and Fountains Abbey (England) gathered at Maulbronn Monastery. All four monasteries share the distinction of being designated as World Heritage Sites, which means they are subject to high standards for
Thanks to many hard-working hands and creative minds, the Obere Abteigarten in Ebrach has a spectacular new resident: a 3-meter-long Cyclotosaurus Ebrachensis, also known as Frankenzilla. This giant carnivorous amphibian from the Triassic period lived in the Steigerwald 230 million years ago and was discovered about 100 years ago in a quarry near
The historic monastic landscapes of Europe, as a shared cultural heritage, will be the focus of a two-day symposium featuring a distinguished panel of experts in Velehrad, Czech Republic! Date: September 10–11, 2026 – Registration is open until July 15, 2026. For more information and the registration link, please see our September calendar of
Two passionate cyclists from Maulbronn-Zaisersweiher are embarking on a special journey: On Monday, June 1, 2026, Wolfgang Frommer and Jürgen Wörsinger start their tour along the Cisterscapes long-distance hiking trail at Maulbronn Monastery. Wolfgang Frommer had the idea for this unusual project. "We had wanted to go on a longer bike tour again for a
The "Cistercian Way" long-distance hiking trail, designed as part of the Cisterscapes project and ceremonially opened in Ebrach in 2022, is entering its second round! In future, the trail will connect further hiking regions and cultural destinations in six countries over a distance of 7,200 kilometers. The route, which extends from the central line with
On the fringes of this year's EKS Seal of Approval award ceremony on April 22 in Brussels, Glenn Micallef, EU Commissioner for Intergenerational Justice, Youth, Culture and Sport at the European Union, invited selected EKS site managers, including CISTERSCAPES and National EKS Coordinators, to the so-called "Implementation Dialogue". A total of 15 representatives were asked
The Green Week is regarded as the most important international trade fair for the food industry, agriculture and horticulture and is aimed at both trade visitors and the general public. The monastery town of Waldsassen presented the culinary heritage of the Cistercians at the Genuss Bayern stand. Gingerbread from the Rosner bakery - Libeti, a
The district of Bamberg, together with its Cisterscapes partners Altenberg, Waldsassen and Kostanjevica na Kri, was once again a guest at this year's International Meeting of Cistercian Monasteries in the Portuguese monastery of Alcobaça. Between November 21-23, 2025, the site managers presented their respective programs and measures under the title Celebrating cultural diversity, promoting inclusion.
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European Heritage Label/Cisterscapes
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Germany
Contact persons TEAM Cisterscapes/Landkreis Bamberg:
Mag.phil. Alexandra Baier, transnational coordination for the European Heritage Label, e-mail: alexandra.baier(at)lra-ba.bayern.de
Dr. Rosa Karl, manager of the Ebrach individual site, e-mail: rosa.karl(at)lra-ba.bayern.de
Phone: +49 951 85-718
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