Waldsassen

On 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

From 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 -

If 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

Wednesday, 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

Film 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