Loccum Monastery invites you to a guided tour through the monastery landscape of the Cistercian monks on Open Monument Day
Loccum Monastery , DeutschlandOn September 14, 2025, Loccum Monastery invites you to the Open Monument Day. Visitors can expect an exciting program about history, architecture and the cultural landscape. In addition to traditional guided tours of the impressive monastery complex, those interested can also explore the approximately 7.2-kilometre "Small Monastery Landscape Trail" at 2 p.m., led by Hans-Georg Sievers. This route leads through a cultural landscape designed by the Cistercians with historic watercourses, canals, ponds and forests - impressive evidence of their medieval water management, which is still alive today. We look forward to welcoming you on Open Monument Day - on a journey of discovery through the monastery, cultural landscape and the history of a European heritage site. Yolanda Prange, Cisterscapes project
Discover the Rosary Way
As part of the Stiftland Days organized by IKom Stiftland, EKS project manager Martina Zanner provides information about the Rosary Station Trail, which connects Waldsassen with the Holy Trinity Church in Kappl. The meeting point is at the Holy Trinity Church in Kappl and the tour takes place in its surroundings. When? 14.09.2025, 17.00 hrs Contribution towards expenses: 4,00 €
Bridge builders! – The Zwettl monastery landscape and its bridges
Zwettl Monastery Zwettl Abbey 1, Zwettl, Lower Austria, ÖsterreichOn the occasion of the "European Heritage Days", Dr. Andreas Gamerith, Zwettl Abbey Archive, and Elisabeth Moll, MBA, Zwettl Town Archive, shed light on Zwettl's historical bridges: from the Romanesque Bridge, probably the oldest technical structure in Austria, to the bridges of the early 20th century, which used state-of-the-art innovations. The current structural measures on Zwettl bridges - implemented as part of the Interreg project "Cisterscapes VB - Zw - ZnS" funded by the European Union - are also presented.
Doberan Monastery: Doberan Monastery Days “Charity and Mercy in the Cistercian Monastery”
The Doberan Monastery Days are being held under the heading “NIGHBARE LOVE AND CHARITY IN THE CISTERCIAN MONASTERY”. The basic Christian concern of charity is expressed in the Cistercian monastery in the proverbial hospitality and care of the poor and sick. We have invited guests to who have interesting things to tell us about this topic from a historical and contemporary perspective in and around Doberan Monastery and beyond. The Minister of Social Affairs of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Ms. Stefanie Drese, has taken on the patronage of the Doberan Monastery Days. To kick things off on Friday, the vocal group VOX NOSTRA will perform medieval songs in Doberan Minster. The Doberan Monastery Days 2025 will conclude on Sunday with a guided tour of the places where guests were accommodated and the sick and poor were cared for in our monastery in the Middle Ages. We cordially invite you ! Be part of it! Jochen Arenz, Mayor of the town of Bad Doberan PROGRAM Friday, 19.9.2025 7.30 p.m. Concert in the Minster: SALVE REGINA Solemn chants of the Cistercians from the 12th to 14th centuries Berlin vocal ensemble VOX NOSTRA (admission 15 euros, children and young people up to 18 years free) --- Saturday, 20.9.2025 | Community Center of the Evangelical Lutheran Church parish, Klosterstraße 1b 9.30 a.m. OPENING: Mayor Jochen Arenz, SHADE OF MIRACLES and WELCOME: Minister for Social Affairs, Health and Sport, Stefanie Drese WELCOME FROM THE ROSTOCK COUNTY COUNCIL: Head of Department Romuald Bittl 10 a.m. INTRODUCTION LECTURE Guest accommodation, nursing care and alms distribution at the Cistercians. Simon Sosnitza, historian and director of the museum Kulturstiftung Sachsen-Anhalt Kloster Michaelstein Coffee break 11.30 a.m. ZISTERZIENSERKLOSTER HEUTE Hospitality and support for people in need. Guest Father Nicodemus from Stiepel Monastery 12.30 p.m. Presentation of ″Treffpunkt Suppenküche″ a diaconal project of the Protestant parish Doberan by the director Barbara Niehaus 1 p.m. Lunch in the soup kitchen 2 p.m. WOHLTÄTIGKEIT IM UMFELD DES KLOSTERS Foundations for the care of the poor in Doberan Monastery. Retired regional superintendent Carl-Christian Schmidt, Bad Doberan 3 p.m. DIE BÜLOWKAPELLE The von Bülow family and Doberan Monastery. Detlev Werner von Bülow, Schwerin 4 p.m. GUIDED TOUR OF THE CHAPEL IN DOBERAN MÜNSTER Custodian Martin Heider, Detlev Werner von Bülow 5 p.m. FINAL ADDRESS Oberkirchenrätin i.R. Petra Wallmann --- Sunday, 21.9.2025 9.30 a.m. Worship service in the church 10.30 a.m. Meeting point at the monastery gate GUIDED TOUR TO THE PLACES OF CARE FOR THE SICK AND ARMED AND THE GUEST HOSPITAL AT KLOSTER DOBERAN Klostertor, Hospiz, Abthof, Backhalle Sabine Krahn-Schulze, Martin Heider, Carl-Christian Schmidt Participation in the conference is free of charge
Experience the monastery landscape – the Edelhof lake pond
Edelhof, lake pond Edelhof 1, Zwettl, Lower Austria, AustriaPonds and their pond keepers have a long tradition in the Waldviertel. This is why Waldviertel carp pond farming is now a World Agricultural Heritage Site. Together with the two pond rangers Irene Lüdemann and Patricia Ernstbrunner, learn more about the tasks of a pond keeper and the tasks of the pond itself for the diversity of animals, plants and the climate. This workshop is funded by Interreg Austria - Czech Republic in the project "Cisterscapes - VB-Zw-ZnS". The meeting point is at the bus stop on the thoroughfare, opposite the new school building. Please bring sturdy shoes and weatherproof clothing
Eberbach Monastery: Lectures “500 years of the Peasants’ War”
Monks' refectory at Eberbach MonasteryEberbach Monastery © Sven Moschitz Lectures "500 Years of Peasants' War" Prof. Nina Gallion, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz: Old Law and New Faith. The Peasants' War of 1525 and its background Dr. Hartmut Heinemann, scient. Archivist (retired), Hess. HStA, Wiesbaden: What happened? What remained? The year 1525 in the Rheingau and in Eberbach Monastery The event is a cooperation between the Foundation and the Freundeskreis Kloster Eberbach. Admission is free.
SAVE the DATE International final conference of the EU “Creative Europe” project “CulHerCis22”: Culinary heritage of the Cistercians
SAVE the DATE: September 26 - 28, 2025 International final conference of the EU “Creative Europe” project “CulHerCis22”: Culinary heritage of the Cistercians Paris - London - University of Salzburg History UNIPARK NONNTAL ERZABT-KLOTZ-STRASSE 1 5020 Salzburg, Austria Registration: beate.roedhammer@plus.ac.at Conference program Friday, 26.09.2025 1.30 p.m.: Registration 14.00: Greetings: 14.30: Opening lecture: Winfried Schenk, Agricultural production and cultural landscape in the solar age under feudal conditions 15.30 hrs: Coffee break 16.00 PANEL 1: APPROACHES TO THE CISTERCISTS Alexandra Baier, Cisterscapes: Monastic landscapes as European cultural heritage. Milestones and perspectives of transnational cooperation. Iva Adámková, Recipes and Rhetoric: Bernard of Clairvaux and Contemporary Monastic Issues. Andreas Gamerith, Zwettler Tafelfreuden. Staging Cistercian table culture using the example of Zwettl Abbey. 17.30: Evening lecture: Gerhard Ammerer, Speis und Trank im urbanen Raum. The culinary history of Salzburg in the early modern period 19.00: Dinner Culinary Heritage of the Cistercians Venue: University of Salzburg, Unipark Nonntal, Erzabt-Klotz-Straße 1,5020 Salzburg HS Agnes Muthspiel (UNIPEG0.003) Saturday, 27.09.2025 9.00 am: PANEL 2: CULINARY HERITAGE OF THE CISTERCIANS Michael Brauer/Verena Deisl, The culinary heritage of the Cistercians between asceticism and accommodation Fr. Aloysius M. Zierl OCist, A cookbook from the Heiligenkreuz Abbey kitchen from 1925 Gerald Hirtner, Bread as the foundation of a Benedictine community 10.30 a.m.: Coffee break 11.00 a.m. PANEL 3: CULTURAL HERITAGE AND COMMUNICATION Michael Brauer/Verena Deisl, Cistercian cuisine in the context of events Martina Schutová, The Cistercian Culinary Heritage as a Theme for Educational Programs Dirk Gotzmann, Approaches to culinary landscapes 12.30 p.m.: Lunch break 1.30 pm: Keynote: Stefan Issig, book presentation on the culinary culture of the Cistercians 14.30 WORKSHOPS WS 1: Matthias Gebauer, Nutrition in the museum WS 2: Inge Gotzmann/Dirk Gotzmann, Intangible cultural heritage of monasteries: passing on knowledge and skills WS 3: Tomas Pleva, 3D Visualization (max. 14 participants; English) WS 4: Marlene Ernst/Katharina Zeppezauer-Wachauer: Dealing with historical recipes (terms, ingredients, modern interpretation) 15.30 hrs: Coffee break 16.00 hrs: Continuation of the workshops 17.00: Presentation of the results from the workshops; final discussion Followed by dinner (self-paying) Sunday, 28.09.20259.00 Excursions (Spiritual Salzburg/Culinary Salzburg) Registration for the conference and further information: Beate Rödhammer, beate.roedhammer@plus.ac.at, Tel. 0662-8044 4777
SAVE THE DATE: September 26-28 International Final Conference of The EU “Creative Europe” Project CulHerCis22
Culinary Heritage of the Cistercians Program for the conference Friday, 26.09.2025 13.30 Registration 14.00 Greetings 14.30 Opening lecture: Winfried Schenk, Agricultural production and cultural landscape in the solar age under feudal conditions 15.30 Coffee break 16.00 PANEL 1: APPROACHES TO THE CISTERCIANS Alexandra Baier, Cisterscapes: Monastic landscapes as European cultural heritage. Milestones and perspectives of transnational cooperation Iva Adámková, Recipes and rhetoric: Bernard of Clairvaux and current monastic issues Andreas Gamerith, Table delights of Zwettl. Staging Cistercian table culture using the example of Zwettl Abbey 17.30 Evening lecture: Gerhard Ammerer, Food and drink in urban spaces. Culinary history of Salzburg in the early modern period 19.00 Dinner together Saturday, 27.09.2025 9.00 PANEL 2: CULINARY HERITAGE OF THE CISTERCIANS Michael Brauer/Verena Deisl, The culinary heritage of the Cistercians between asceticism and accommodation Fr. Aloysius M. Zierl OCist, The culinary heritage of the Cistercians between asceticism and accommodation Gerald Hirtner, Bread as a foundation of a Benedictine community 10.30 Coffee break 11.00 PANEL 3: CULTURAL HERITAGE AND MEDIATION Michael Brauer/Verena Deisl, Cistercian cuisine in the context of events Martina Schutová, The culinary heritage of the Cistercians as a topic for educational programs Dirk Gotzmann, Approaches to culinary landscapes 12.30 Lunch break 13.30 Keynote: Stefan Issig, Book presentation on the culinary culture of the Cistercians 14.30 WORKSHOPS WS 1: Matthias Gebauer, Nutrition in the museum WS 2: Inge Gotzmann/Dirk Gotzmann, Intangible cultural heritage of the monasteries: Passing on knowledge and skills WS 3: Tomas Pleva, 3D visualization (max. 14 participants; English) WS 4: Marlene Ernst/Katharina Zeppezauer-Wachauer: Dealing with historicalrecipes (terms, ingredients, modern interpretation) 15.30 Coffee break 16.00 Continuation of the workshops 17.00 Presentation of the results from the workshops; final discussion Followed by dinner(self-payers) Sunday, 28.09.20259.00 Excursions (Spiritual Salzburg/Culinary Salzburg) Culinary Heritage of the Cistercians Venue: University of Salzburg, Unipark Nonntal, Erzabt-Klotz-Straße 1, 5020 Salzburg HS Agnes Muthspiel (UNIPEG0.003) Registration for the conference and further information: Beate Rödhammer, beate.roedhammer@plus.ac.at, Tel. 0662-8044 4777
Maria Bildhausen Monastery: “Germany sings and sounds” concert
Maria Bildhausen Monastery Maria Bildhausen 1, Münnerstadt, DeutschlandGermany sings and sounds Concert on the Day of German Unity at Maria Bildhausen Monastery We look forward to welcoming you on Thursday, 03.10.2025 from 6 p.m. at Maria Bildhausen Monastery. The "Germany sings and sounds" initiative was launched in 2020 with the involvement of Günther Beckstein (former Bavarian Minister President) and has taken place every year since then on October 3. This year, for the first time, the Barbara Stamm Academy is organizing the concert together with the Dominikus-Ringeisen-Werk and the choir "Capella Nova" under the direction of Carsten Krüger. You can find out more about the initiative at https://3oktober.org We look forward to your visit to Maria Bildhausen. Registration is not required, admission is free. The KlosterGasthof is open both before and after the event and invites you to enjoy a wide range of food and drinks.
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 once mighty self-sufficient monks can still be found everywhere. In 2024, the Ebrach monastery landscape was awarded the European Heritage Label. Follow in the footsteps of the Cistercians with us and find out why! An overview tour of the town center with churches and gardens - searching for clues in the heart of the monastery landscape Meeting point: In front of the former orangery (Cisterscapes information center), Oberer Abteigarten, Ebrach. Season: From May to October every second Sunday, 15:30-17:00 Next and last date: 19.10. Advance ticket sales online at: https://www.bamberg.info/veranstaltungen/rundgang_in_ebrach_auf_spurens-569119-12525635/ or on site at the information center. Prices: €9 per person; €8 with volunteer card; children and young people up to the age of 16 free of charge. Searching for clues in the heart of the monastery landscape can also be booked as a group tour. Advice and individual coordination of priorities on 0951 85 721 Price: 90 € maximum group size 25 people. Duration approx. 90 minutes. Guided tours in foreign languages on request.
