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
Special film screening “Landscapes of the Cistercians”
We cordially invite you to a special screening of the film "Landscapes of the Cistercians" in the auditorium of the Waldsassen girls' secondary school! Filmmaker David Sünderhauf will introduce his film production. Finally, Stefan Wolters (Head of Bärnau Archaeology Park) will provide information about building in the Middle Ages.
Oberschwappach Castle: Notenlos – The top-class request concert!
Oberschwappach Castle Schlossstrasse 6, Oberschwappach, DeutschlandNo notes: The wish concert in a class of its own! Start: 19:00 Admission: 18:00 Tickets online via ok-ticket Pusch & Speckmann perform the "Living Jukebox" and present a top-class request concert that you've never heard before - and that sounds different every time. Depending on the mood and creativity of the guests! They not
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
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
Maulbronn/Stromberg Monastery Landscape: “European Heritage Label for Cistercian Cultural Landscapes” ceremony and reception
Maulbronn Town Hall (former fruit cellar of Maulbronn Monastery)Ceremony and reception to mark the receipt of the European Heritage Label for Cistercian Cultural Landscapes "Cisterscapes connecting Europe" and the inauguration of the reconstruction of the Gothic wayside shrine in the Maulbronn Old Cemetery on Sunday, March 16, 2025, at 11 a.m. in the Maulbronn Town Hall (former fruit cellar of Maulbronn Monastery). Participation
Environmental Education Center (UBiZ) Knetzgau: Water topic – lecture on dealing with drought and heavy rainfall
PRACTICAL EXAMPLES IN GARDEN AND HOUSE How can garden owners respond to long periods of drought? How can you collect and use as much water as possible during heavy rainfall? What can you do in your garden and home to be protected against flooding? The speaker and natural gardener, who has herself been affected by
