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Wechterswinkel Monastery: Exhibition Kloster erLEBEN – Women’s lives in the Middle Ages
In the Middle Ages, the vast majority of the population lived in the countryside. Women carried out a variety of tasks in addition to the strenuous work in the fields: They prepared the daily meals, washed clothes, hauled water and made clothes for their families. The only way to escape the grueling cycle of childbearing
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The foundation of monasteries in the Middle Ages using the example of Zwettl Abbey
The foundation of monasteries in the Middle Ages using the example of Zwettl Abbey
In his lecture, Franz Ettmayer also describes the influence of territorial and ecclesiastical personalities on the fate of our country. After the political order of Charlemagne, the Carolingian Empire began to disintegrate. Before and after the turn of the millennium, political reorganization began between the Enns and the Vienna Woods and north of the Danube.
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Opening of special exhibitions “Time and Eternity” and “Cisterscapes – we are European cultural heritage”
Opening of special exhibitions “Time and Eternity” and “Cisterscapes – we are European cultural heritage”
As part of the Lower Austrian Museum Spring on 3. and May 4, 2025, the special exhibition "Time and Eternity" and "Cisterscapes - we are European cultural heritage" will be ceremoniously opened in the Old Town Hall of Zwettl. There are special guided tours through the special exhibitions and a varied children's program. The Zwettl
Oberschwappach Castle: Bamberg String Quartet – Spring Concert
Oberschwappach Castle: Bamberg String Quartet – Spring Concert
Bamberg String Quartet - Spring Concert CROWN JEWELS FROM THE BAROQUE AND CLASSICAL PERIODS, Spring concert by the Bamberg String Quartet with Pierre Martens, bassoon (professor at the Lübeck University of Music), in the Schlosshalle Schloss Oberschwappach. Works by Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. Start 19:00 Admission 18:30 Tickets are available at: okticket.de
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Guided tours Ebrach: In search of clues in the heart of the monastery landscape!
Guided tours Ebrach: In search of clues in the heart of the monastery landscape!
Guided tours in Ebrach If you come to Ebrach, you suddenly imagine yourself in the middle of the Steigerwald in a baroque residential town. We follow in the footsteps of the gray monks who owned this region. Even though the former monastery has been home to a prison for over 150 years, traces of the
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Maria Bildhausen Monastery: Bildhausen Bicycle Day
The day begins at 10 a.m. with a blessing of bicycles, whether bicycles, Kettcar, wheelchairs or rollators. The Bad Neustadt company "DER WOLF" presents numerous bicycles from various companies to visitors during the day, which can also be tested on site. Program Bildhäuser Bicycle Day 10:00 a.m. Liturgy of the Word and blessing of bicycles
Loccum Monastery: 31st ANNUAL MEETING OF THE EVANGELIC CHISTER CENSERY COMMUNITY
Once again, the community of Cistercian heirs in Germany has been invited to an annual meeting at the Cistercian monastery of Loccum, founded in 1163. The abbot of the monastery, Bishop Ralf Meister, has initiated this meeting in Loccum himself and is looking forward to our coming together with the whole team of the monastery.
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Guided tours Ebrach: In search of clues in the heart of the monastery landscape!
Guided tours Ebrach: In search of clues in the heart of the monastery landscape!
Guided tours in Ebrach If you come to Ebrach, you suddenly imagine yourself in the middle of the Steigerwald in a baroque residential town. We follow in the footsteps of the gray monks who owned this region. Even though the former monastery has been home to a prison for over 150 years, traces of the
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Spring excursion: pilgrimage church of St. Thomas in Dachsgraben, Pötzles quarry, Döllersheim
Spring excursion: pilgrimage church of St. Thomas in Dachsgraben, Pötzles quarry, Döllersheim
The monastery landscape of Zwettl Abbey, which has been awarded the European Heritage Label, also includes elements that are located on the site of today's military training area. These include the former pilgrimage church of St. Thomas in Dachsgraben, which was abandoned under Emperor Joseph II and possibly dates back to pre-Christian cults. The excursion
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City of Maulbronn: Exhibition “The cold heart” glass art by Kerstin Müllerperth
The city of Maulbronn cordially invites you to the opening of the exhibition "The Cold Heart" glass art by Kerstin Müllerperth on Friday, May 30, 2025 at 7.30 pm in the Maulbronn town hall (former fruit box of the Maulbronn monastery) Welcome Mayor Aaron Treut Introduction Martin Ehlers, Maulbronn City Archives Music Magdalena and Marina
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Ebrach Monastery Landscape: Guided tours – In search of clues in the heart of the monastery landscape!
Ebrach Monastery Landscape: Guided tours – In search of clues in the heart of the monastery landscape!
Guided tours for individual travelers in Ebrach If you come to Ebrach, you suddenly imagine yourself in the middle of the Steigerwald in a baroque residential town. We follow in the footsteps of the gray monks who owned this region. Even though the former monastery has been home to a prison for over 150 years,
