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.
Ms. Wildung, Director of the European Heritage Site Altenberg, was invited to speak at the 7th International Meeting of Cistercian Abbeys in Alcobaça/Portugal on the topic "The European Heritage Label Site Altenberg: Europe's Cistercian Jewel and the Heart of the Bergisches RheinLand".
On October 23 and 24, the European Heritage Label (EHL) site Cisterscapes - Cistercian Landscapes Connecting Europe hosted a regional meeting of EHL sites from Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic. At the invitation of the National Coordinator for the EKS in Germany, the event brought together representatives of the EKS sites and the government
In 1724, the newly elected Abbot Eugen Schmid arranged for the establishment of the Waldsassen Abbey Library, whose charming interior attracts thousands of tourists every year. To mark the occasion, the research volume "Die Stiftsbibliothek in Waldsassen. Studies on history, holdings and reception". On October 17, the editor Georg Schrott and one of the co-authors,
The symposium at the Paris Lodron University of Salzburg marked the conclusion and also the highlight of the transnational cooperation project "Culinary Heritage of the Cistercians in Central Europe" (funded by Creative Europe). The three-day program with specialist lectures, workshops and excursions offered an exciting insight into the topic. A highlight of the conference was
There is now even more to discover on the digital monastery landscape map: In addition to the spiritual center, Waldsassen Monastery, the Fischhof in Tirschenreuth now also appears as a 3D model. Tirschenreuth was the secular center of Stiftland. On the one hand, pond farming was coordinated here and, on the other, the Fischhof served
For two weeks, 15 young adults from ten nations came together for an international work camp in Maulbronn. With rakes, spades and plenty of motivation, they tackled branches, leaves and sediment to make the extensive Cistercian water management system, an important part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, visible again. What at first glance appears
Pupils from the girls' secondary school at the Cistercian abbey in Waldsassen and from Dolní Žandov quickly got to know each other during the project day in Waldsassen. After a short introduction in the former refectory of the Cistercian monks, which was particularly impressive for the Czech guests, the 50 or so young people visited
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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
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