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
Maulbronn Monastery: “Conference: Rural world in upheaval. The Peasants’ War and its conditions in the domain of Maulbronn Monastery”
Town Hall, Klosterhof 6, 75433 Maulbronn Klosterhof 6, Maulbronn, DeutschlandThe period around 1500 was an era of transition from the religiously influenced Middle Ages to a new world in which people shaped their "this world" in a more self-confident and planned manner. In all areas of life, people gradually broke away from the overpowering ecclesiastical authority, sought more rational answers and learned new things
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".
Sulzheim Castle: Easter buffet
Celebrate Easter with us at Schloss Sulzheim - under the motto "Here the lord of the castle cooks for himself", a delicious, extensive buffet awaits you. A delicious soup, fresh salads, three main courses (including fish and vegetarian options), tempting desserts, a glass of sparkling wine or orange juice and coffee & cake at the
Altenberg monastery market
Altenberg Monastery , DeutschlandIn 2024, the Altenberg Monastery Landscape was awarded the European Heritage Label together with 16 other monastery landscapes in 5 European countries. To mark the award of the European Heritage Label to the Altenberg monastery landscape, the Altenberg Beautification and Cultural Association (VKA), together with the Rheinisch-Bergisch district and the municipality of Odenthal, is organizing
The foundation of monasteries in the Middle Ages using the example of Zwettl Abbey
Festsaal Raiffeisenbank Waldviertel Mitte Country road 23, Zwettl, Lower Austria, ÖsterreichIn his lecture, Franz Ettmayer also describes the influence of territorial and ecclesiastical personalities on the fate of our country. After the political order of Charlemagne, the Carolingian Empire began to disintegrate. Before and after the turn of the millennium, political reorganization began between the Enns and the Vienna Woods and north of the Danube.
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?
Opening of special exhibitions “Time and Eternity” and “Cisterscapes – we are European cultural heritage”
Old town hall Zwettl Sparkassenplatz 3, Zwettl, Lower Austria, ÖsterreichAs part of the Lower Austrian Museum Spring on 3. and May 4, 2025, the special exhibition "Time and Eternity" and "Cisterscapes - we are European cultural heritage" will be ceremoniously opened in the Old Town Hall of Zwettl. There are special guided tours through the special exhibitions and a varied children's program. The Zwettl
Oberschwappach Castle: Bamberg String Quartet – Spring Concert
Castle hall, Oberschwappach CastleBamberg String Quartet - Spring Concert CROWN JEWELS FROM THE BAROQUE AND CLASSICAL PERIODS, Spring concert by the Bamberg String Quartet with Pierre Martens, bassoon (professor at the Lübeck University of Music), in the Schlosshalle Schloss Oberschwappach. Works by Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. Start 19:00 Admission 18:30 Tickets are available at: okticket.de
