“A picture is worth a thousand words!” – Bamberg District Administrator Johann Kalb is enthusiastic about the new 3D landscape model of the Ebrach monastery landscape, a newly developed app and the landscape film “Landscapes of the Cistercians – Traces in Europe”. The new media for the transnational project “Cisterscapes – Cistercian landscapes connecting Europe” were presented to a broad public on April 18.

“Our project demonstrates the cohesion of Europe,” the Bamberg District Administrator is convinced. “The Cistercians have enriched us. Now we are once again giving the Cistercians the status they deserve,” says Johann Kalb, who is very confident that the application for the European Heritage Label will be successful. This has been before the European Commission’s committee in Brussels since February, the last major milestone on the way to the hoped-for 2024 award. “In the meantime, we have already achieved a lot, and since 2019 we have been carrying the European idea further and making the European Heritage Label tangible through the “Cistercian Trail” and the activities of all partners with state-of-the-art media,” emphasized District Administrator Johann Kalb at the inauguration of the model and the premiere of the landscape film.

The interactive model of the Ebrach monastery landscape has found its permanent place in the foyer of the meeting wing in the Bamberg District Office. If you would like to explore the model, please let us know at the main entrance to the district administration office. The CISTERSCAPES app can be used via the two tablets connected to the model, or you can download the free app yourself from the Android or iOS store to take it with you on the go. The app enables users to take a virtual journey through all 17 Cisterscapes landscapes. It provides information on almost 600 elements of the sites in at least two languages (DE / EN). Augmented reality brings striking buildings to life in 3D. The monastery landscape system, which was effective far beyond the central monastery locations, thus becomes clear. The landscape model and app were developed by ArcTron, a company based in Althentann.