• Heilsbronn: Angelus Domini nuntiavit Mariae – Peregrina and the heavenly messengers

    Cistercian nun Peregrina von Frauental takes you into the world of heavenly messengers and traces the angels in the cathedral. Costume tour with Christine Diefenbacher. Location: Münster Heilsbronn, Münsterplatz 1, 91560 Heilsbronn. More information at: https://www.heilsbronn.de/de/kultur-tourismus/fuehrungen/terminfuehrungen Organizer: Evangelical Lutheran Parish Office, Cultural Office Heilsbronn Photo: Christine Diefenbacher, nun Peregrina, tour guide © Fotostudio Lichtblick  

    €6
  • Online lecture Colloquium Historicum Wirsbergense : “Cistercians as designers of monastic landscapes – the example of Ebrach”.

    ONLINE

    Speaker: Prof. Dr. Winfried Schenk, Würzburg/ 2nd speaker Scientific Advisory Board Network Cisterscapes/European Cultural Heritage ZOOM Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81825709697?pwd=IAFLMJYIRCFrwychApbb7lagiLekTM.1 Meeting-ID: 818 2570 9697 Identification code: 1924 You can also participate by telephone. Telephone number: 069 38079884

  • The centennial calendar – a historical weather forecast from the Cistercian order

    The centennial calendar is a compilation of weather forecasts. It was compiled in the 17th century by Cistercian abbot Mauritius Knauer (* 1613 or 1614; † 1664). It was intended to enable him and his monks to predict the weather and thus optimize monastic agriculture. Although the hundred-year calendar does not provide a reliable weather

  • Monastic viticulture in Franconia II: the Silvaner question

    Information Center Orangery Ebrach Lagerhausstrasse 5, Ebrach, Bavaria, Deutschland

    Lecture by Jesko Graf zu Dohna, Archivist of the Princely Castell Archives "How the Silvaner came to Franconia. Sources, controversies, probabilities" in conversation with Prof. Dr. Winfried Schenk, historical geography, wiss. Cisterscapes advisory board Live from the Orangery in Ebrach. Register at rosa.karl@lra-ba.bayern.de.

  • Course: Construction and reconstruction of a dry stone wall

    Stone by stone - Workshop: Construction and reconstruction of a dry stone wall Dry stone walls have been a defining element of our cultural landscape for centuries. Especially on steep slopes where vines are grown. They are not only functional, but also a piece of living history. The Maulbronn monastery vineyard is an outstanding example

  • On the trail of the Cistercians – excursion to Pielenhofen

    On 09.05.2026, you can experience the traces of the Cistercian order in Pielenhofen an der Naab. Cistercian nuns first worked there before Cistercians prayed and worked in the legacy of the nuns during the Baroque period. More information on registration and program: Excursion Pielenhofen-3

  • Ebrach Music Summer: BEETHOVEN AND ROSSINI

    Kaisersaal, former abbey, Ebrach Marketplace 1, Ebrach, Choose federal state:, Germany

    BEETHOVEN AND ROSSINI Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868) The Italian in Algiers, Overture Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Violin Concerto in D major op. 61 Symphony No. 7 in A major op. 92 Jan Mráček Czech Symphony Orchestra Prague Gerd Schaller, conductor Subject to change without notice. Tickets at 39 | 44 | 49 € The Czech Symphony

    €39 – €49