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  • 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  

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  • 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

  • Forest devotion at the Prinzensteig

    Guided hike along the Prinzensteig trail

    Zwettl Monastery Zwettl Abbey 1, Zwettl, Lower Austria, Österreich

    Take a walk with us on this meditative path at the beginning of the Ottenstein barrage! The romantic forest sanctuary was built in 1936 and continues to delight hikers and those seeking peace and quiet to this day. Get to know the Zwettler monastery landscape, which was awarded the European Heritage Label in 2024, on

  • 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.

  • Guided hike along the Zwettl Monastery Landscape Trail

    Old town hall Zwettl Sparkassenplatz 3, Zwettl, Lower Austria, Österreich

    Hike with us through the landscape shaped by the Cistercians on the old pilgrimage route from Zwettl to the abbey and back again. This route may not be as tranquil, but it is historically interesting. All the more magnificent when the baroque tower of the abbey appears, which is well worth a visit. The meeting

  • Guided hike along the beech and oak trail

    The guided hike along the Beech and Oak Trail leads through the monastic mixed forest into the past, past centuries-old trees. The trail is suitable for families and baby carriages. Get to know the Zwettl monastery landscape, which was awarded the European Heritage Label in 2024, on this leisurely hike. The meeting point is at

  • Guided hike along the forest pond trail

    Zwettl Monastery Zwettl Abbey 1, Zwettl, Lower Austria, Österreich

    On this guided hike, we walk from Zwettl Abbey to the forest pond, which is nestled in a small depression in the monastery forest between Zwettl Abbey and the former Grangie Edelhof. It is still used today for fish farming and is home to swans, ducks and frogs. Get to know the Zwettl monastery landscape,

  • Guided hike along the Evangelist Trail

    Zwettl Monastery Zwettl Abbey 1, Zwettl, Lower Austria, Österreich

    This easy hiking trail was once a pilgrimage route between the town and Zwettl Abbey. Join us on this guided hike in search of traces in the Zwettl monastery landscape, which was awarded the European Heritage Label in 2024. The meeting point is at the information board in the Lindenhof of Zwettl Abbey. Registration under:

  • 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