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Ebrach: Tour “In the footsteps of the Cistercians” – cooperation with the VHS Bamberg-Land
Information Center Orangery Ebrach Lagerhausstrasse 5, Ebrach, Bavaria, DeutschlandEbrach Monastery Church An exciting search for traces through the monastery town of Ebrach: from the central monastery complex and its gardens to vineyards and wine cellars, from sophisticated water management with ponds and canals to places of prescribed self-sufficiency from the rule "ora et labora" - the tour follows in the footsteps
Guided cycle tour in the footsteps of the monks
Waldsassen MonasteryOn Open Monument Day, you can follow in the footsteps of the white monks between the two centers of Stiftland (Waldsassen and Tirschenreuth). The guided cycle tour of around 45km starts in front of the Waldsassen basilica and leads past the Schupfenteich pond and through the Tirschenreuth pond pan to the Fischhof fish farm in
Ceremonial opening of the “Cistercian Way” in Zwettl
Zwettl Monastery Zwettl Abbey 1, Zwettl, Lower Austria, ÖsterreichIn the footsteps of the monks in Zwettl On Saturday, October 5, 2024, the section in Zwettl will be ceremoniously opened. Before the actual ceremony, Abbot Fr. Johannes Maria Szypulski will give a pilgrimage blessing at 10 a.m. in the . After the unveiling of a stele, guests accompanied by a hiking guide follow in
European cultural heritage staged
Waldsassen MonasteryFrom October 17 - 19, 2024, the awarding of the European Heritage Label will be celebrated in Waldsassen with an impressive light show. The heritage of the Cistercians is staged on a huge water screen around the monastery complex and their buildings shine in a special light. In addition to this illumination (from 19:00 -
Monastery landscape tours October 2024
Waldsassen MonasteryIf you would like to explore the monastery and cultural landscape of the Stiftland, you are cordially invited to join one of the three guided tours through the monastery town of Waldsassen or the Stiftland with our monastery landscape guides. Thursday, 17.10.2024, 15.00: (Almost) along the monastery wall - monastery landscape in the monastery town
Autumn excursion to Gobelsburg Castle and Röhrenbach
Gobelsburg Castle and Röhrenbach Valley ChurchWine has always played an important role for the Cistercians - and not just for liturgical use. As early as 1171, the Zwettler monks were therefore given vineyards in Gobelsburg. The castle and cellar (especially the newly built, artistically designed cloister cellar) show the strong connection with the monastery and its tradition. On 16 November
Waldviertel carp – tried and tested and served in a new way
Wurmhof Thaller Oberhof 28, Zwettl, Lower Austria, ÖsterreichThe Zwettl Adult Education Center is organizing a cooking seminar on 21 November 2024 in cooperation with Cisterscapes, in which carp can be rediscovered . Together with Gaby Thaller (seminar farmer), participants will prepare and eat potato dumplings with carp caviar, carp on a bed of millet, carp and potato skewers and carp lasagne. During
Lecture: Cistercians as organic pioneers?
Waldsassen MonasteryWednesday, 15.01.2025; 19.00 hrs; Kunsthaus Waldsassen Speakers: Antje Grüner, IKom Stiftland | Project Manager Öko-Modellregion; Martina Zanner, IKom Stiftland | Project Manager European Heritage Label Cistercian Monastery and Cultural Landscape in Stiftland Sustainability and respect for nature have not only been an issue since the increasing awareness of climate change. Industrial progress and the belief
Waldsassen: Film screenings with lecture “Cisterscapes” – landscape film
Girls' secondary school of the Cistercian nuns Waldsassen - AULA Basilica Square 2, WaldsassenFilm screenings "Cisterscapes" Landscape film with lecture by Stefan Wolters on 23.01.25 in the girls' secondary school of the Cistercian nuns in Waldsassen. Mornings: 10:45 - 12:45 for pupils as part of lessons, auditorium of the girls' secondary school. Evenings: from 19:00 for parents, friends of the secondary school and interested visitors, auditorium of the
Cistercian landscapes as European heritage – online lecture
Cistercian landscapes as European heritage Within decades, the Cistercian reform order spread throughout Europe in the High Middle Ages. They shaped their own type of cultural landscape: the Cistercian landscape. Such Cistercian landscapes can be found all over Europe. 17 former Cistercian abbeys from five countries have been jointly awarded the European Heritage Label as
