Wine has always played an important role for the Cistercians - and not just for liturgical use. As early as 1171, the Zwettler monks were therefore given vineyards in Gobelsburg. The castle and cellar (especially the newly built, artistically designed cloister cellar) show the strong connection with the monastery and its tradition. On 16 November 2024, the adult education centre is organizing an excursion to Gobelsburg Castle. During this excursion, Dr. Andreas Gamerith (abbey archivist), who played a leading role in the design of the cloister cellar, gives the participants an understanding of the history and special features of the Zwettl monastery landscape in witty stories. The final point of the Zwettl monastery landscape is the Röhrenbach hospital church, built in 1737 in the Greillenstein estate, which is also visited during this excursion. With Paul Troger, Joseph Munggenast, but also the organ builder Preysinger and the Götz pupil Giovanni Antonio Sanz, high-ranking artists were at work here. Further information on the excursion at: Homepage of the Adult Education Center Zwettl (online from 26.8.2024): www.vhszwettl.at (in the section "Lectures, excursions, educational trips")

The Zwettl Adult Education Center is organizing a cooking seminar on 21 November 2024 in cooperation with Cisterscapes, in which carp can be rediscovered . Together with Gaby Thaller (seminar farmer), participants will prepare and eat potato dumplings with carp caviar, carp on a bed of millet, carp and potato skewers and carp lasagne. During the course of the seminar, Dr. Andreas Gamerith (abbey archivist) will provide fascinating insights into the history of pond farming in the Waldviertel, which is closely linked to the work of the Zwettl Cistercians. The carp princess Michaela Altmann builds the bridge to the use of the ponds in the present. Further information on the cooking seminar at: Homepage of the Zwettl Adult Education Center (online from 26.8.2024): www.vhszwettl.at (in the "Creative and Culinary" section)