According to legend, Waldsassen was founded in 1127. It is said that the hermit Gerwig was given land by his friend Margrave III to establish a monastery. After many years, the two had met again, quite unexpectedly, in Köllergrün. After the festive service at Köllergrün, the celebration continues at Panzen. Throughout the year, there will

The traveling exhibition "Living Simply: 900 Years of Cistercian Cultural Landscapes" will be on view in Waldsassen from May 31 to June 27, 2027. To mark the 900th anniversary of Ebrach—the first Cistercian monastery founded on the right bank of the Rhine—an exhibition is being planned to illustrate the Cistercian monks’ influence on the landscape.