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 2024, the adult education centre is organizing an excursion to Gobelsburg Castle. During this excursion, Dr. Andreas Gamerith (abbey archivist), who played a leading role in the design of the cloister cellar, gives the participants an understanding of the history and special features of the Zwettl monastery landscape in witty stories. The final point of the Zwettl monastery landscape is the Röhrenbach hospital church, built in 1737 in the Greillenstein estate, which is also visited during this excursion. With Paul Troger, Joseph Munggenast, but also the organ builder Preysinger and the Götz pupil Giovanni Antonio Sanz, high-ranking artists were at work here. Further information on the excursion at: Homepage of the Adult Education Center Zwettl (online from 26.8.2024): www.vhszwettl.at (in the section "Lectures, excursions, educational trips")
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 the course of the seminar, Dr. Andreas Gamerith (abbey archivist) will provide fascinating insights into the history of pond farming in the Waldviertel, which is closely linked to the work of the Zwettl Cistercians. The carp princess Michaela Altmann builds the bridge to the use of the ponds in the present. Further information on the cooking seminar at: Homepage of the Zwettl Adult Education Center (online from 26.8.2024): www.vhszwettl.at (in the "Creative and Culinary" section)
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 that we can control the forces of nature have made us forget that centuries ago, success was only possible by adapting to the natural environment. This can be illustrated by the example of the Cistercians, who still shape Europe today with the cultural landscapes they created. One of their recipes for success was to take into account the geological and climatic conditions at the monastery site. Please register at: antje.gruener@ikomstiftland.de or 09635 9240-467
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 girls' secondary school. Admission free.
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 only take part live, but also actively shape the evening. In duets and duels, the two exceptional musicians improvise their way through classical, jazz, musical and pop music. Without playback, without aids and without sheet music, they push themselves and their pianos to the limit. For example, when they want to put a certain theme into the mouths of all possible and impossible interpreters, including their characteristic expressions. This is how children's songs meet film music, choral music meets rock 'n roll, Grönemeyer meets Pavarotti. Further information: https://www.notenlos.de/
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 Cisterscapes - Cistercian landscapes connecting Europe - 2024. The lecture will explain why and for what this revival of a historical network has received the award and what cultural activities Cisterscapes will be initiating in the coming years. The cultural heritage network is coordinated by the district of Bamberg. Ebrach, the oldest cistercy on the right bank of the Rhine, is located here. The once rich and powerful abbey in the Steigerwald is an important milestone in the spread of the Order to the East Franconian-German Empire and beyond. The lecture introduces us to the phenomenon of the Cistercian landscape then and now. Speaker: Dr. Rosa Karl, Cisterscapes - connecting Europe!, project management Ebrach individual site Online lecture. You will receive the link when you register.
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 and hard physical labor was to live in a monastery. It was only in the flourishing cities of the late Middle Ages that new opportunities opened up for women. Women were successful in trade, they worked in many trades, ran merchant stores or sold their products. The economic development of the cities had a lasting effect on the position of women. The exhibition highlights the different roles of women in the Middle Ages. The many tasks that women had to perform are vividly illustrated, from basket weaving to feather grinding, from gathering herbs to brewing beer . The exhibition "Women's lives in the Middle Ages" was conceived by the art historian Dr. Alice Selinger, Dreieich. Saturday, 15.03.2025 to Sunday, 22.06.2025 EXHIBITION The exhibition is complemented by an accompanying program for different age groups . Further information will be available from March at www.kloster-wechterswinkel- kultur.de and in the Rhön-Grabfeld cultural calendar. Wednesday - Sunday and public holidays from 13:00 - 17:00. Wechterswinkel MonasteryUm den Bau 6, Wechterswinkel, Bastheim, 97654 Bastheim OT Wechterswinkel
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 in the Cultural Heritage Label is another outstanding distinction of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Maulbronn Monastery and its cultural landscape developed by the former Cistercian monks . Maulbronn Monastery was situated between the Rhine, Neckar and Enz rivers and has left its lasting mark on numerous places and landscapes - in agriculture, viticulture, fruit growing and in the forests. The innovative hydraulic engineering and engineering skills of the Cistercians in the Middle Valley were outstanding. What was produced in the farmsteads and granges and collected in the Pfleghöfe was brought to market via the town courtyards. The former economy of the Cistercians in the region around Maulbronn can still be clearly seen today. Invitation_flyer_monastery_landscape_Maulbronn
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 floods , has been working on this topic for years and shows examples of how to better deal with these challenges. Speaker: Nina Köberich free of charge, donation welcome Location: "Offener Treff", Eschenauer Str. 5, 97478 Knetzgau OT Westheim
