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
Start of the season
Zwettl Monastery Zwettl Abbey 1, Zwettl, Lower Austria, ÖsterreichZwettl Abbey starts the new tourist season on Palm Sunday. From now on, guided tours of the monastery will once again take place daily. On tour three, which leads into the baroque library with its magnificent frescoes by Paul Troger, visitors can also see the special exhibition "Cisterscapes - we are European cultural heritage".
Exhibition “Cultural landscape as European heritage”
Old town hall Zwettl Sparkassenplatz 3, Zwettl, Lower Austria, ÖsterreichWhat is a Cistercian monastery landscape? An exhibition in the old town hall of Zwettl explores this question. In fall 2024, this presentation will be freely accessible to all interested parties. The exhibition is accompanied by materials for different age groups, which can be used to playfully explore the elements of a monastery landscape. Curious?
Loccum Monastery: 31st ANNUAL MEETING OF THE EVANGELIC CHISTER CENSERY COMMUNITY
Loccum Monastery , DeutschlandOnce again, the community of Cistercian heirs in Germany has been invited to an annual meeting at the Cistercian monastery of Loccum, founded in 1163. The abbot of the monastery, Bishop Ralf Meister, has initiated this meeting in Loccum himself and is looking forward to our coming together with the whole team of the monastery.
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
Spring excursion: pilgrimage church of St. Thomas in Dachsgraben, Pötzles quarry, Döllersheim
Zwettl fire station Kremser Street 11, Zwettl, Lower Austria, ÖsterreichThe monastery landscape of Zwettl Abbey, which has been awarded the European Heritage Label, also includes elements that are located on the site of today's military training area. These include the former pilgrimage church of St. Thomas in Dachsgraben, which was abandoned under Emperor Joseph II and possibly dates back to pre-Christian cults. The excursion
City of Maulbronn: Exhibition “The cold heart” glass art by Kerstin Müllerperth
The city of Maulbronn cordially invites you to the opening of the exhibition "The Cold Heart" glass art by Kerstin Müllerperth on Friday, May 30, 2025 at 7.30 pm in the Maulbronn town hall (former fruit box of the Maulbronn monastery) Welcome Mayor Aaron Treut Introduction Martin Ehlers, Maulbronn City Archives Music Magdalena and Marina
Ebrach Monastery Landscape: Guided tours – In search of clues in the heart of the monastery landscape!
Guided tours for individual travelers 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,
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
