Rein Abbey: Culinary Heritage event “The culinary heritage of the Cistercians”

Rein Abbey Pure 1, Gratwein-Straßengel, Österreich

For almost 900 years now, the monks of Rein have been preserving the legacy of their founder, Leopold, Margrave of Steyr. In addition to the monastery forest, the green lung of the region, these are also cultural assets of inestimable historical value. Witnesses to the history of Styria and a water supply system that was

Ceremonial opening of the “Cistercian Way” in Zwettl

Zwettl Monastery Zwettl Abbey 1, Zwettl, Lower Austria, Österreich

In 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

Maulbronn: Conference “The Württemberger Landgraben in the Maulbronn area”

Schmie gymnasium Glaitstrasse39, Maulbronn

Conference in cooperation with the citizens' association Schmie e.V. (part of Maulbronn) on the Württemberger Landgraben. This moat cut through the Maulbronn monastery landscape and is one of the early changes in the former cultural landscape of the Cistercians that can still be seen today. Due to its good fortifications, Maulbronn itself was also considered

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Koppenwind: Cistercian market

Koppenwind Castle Rauhenebrach, Deutschland

Cistercian market on the village square and in the inner courtyard of the castle. Large children's playground right next to the market. Pony rides for the children. Visitors can expect around 35 market stalls with all kinds of goodies and useful items. Monastery products, Cistercian beer on tap, large coffee bar with homemade cakes, tarts

Michaelstein Monastery: “Exhibiting religion 2024”

Lecture series "Exhibiting religion" Religions are not only expressed in scriptures and teachings. They are also holistic spaces of experience with rites and practices that on the one hand serve self-assurance within the religious community, but on the other hand also make it visible to the outside world. The symposium explores the question of how

European cultural heritage staged

Waldsassen Monastery

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 -

Monastery landscape tours October 2024

Waldsassen Monastery

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

Autumn excursion to Gobelsburg Castle and Röhrenbach

Gobelsburg Castle and Röhrenbach Valley Church

Wine 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

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Waldviertel carp – tried and tested and served in a new way

Wurmhof Thaller Oberhof 28, Zwettl, Lower Austria, Österreich

The 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

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Maulbronn Monastery: “Conference: Rural world in upheaval. The Peasants’ War and its conditions in the domain of Maulbronn Monastery”

Maulbronn Monastery, media room (1st floor) of the information center Klosterhof 5, Maulbronn, Deutschland

The period around 1500 was an era of transition from the religiously influenced Middle Ages to a new world in which people shaped their "this world" in a more self-confident and planned manner. In all areas of life, people gradually broke away from the overpowering ecclesiastical authority, sought more rational answers and learned new things

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