Ebrach has its very own dinosaur!

Thanks to many hard-working hands and creative minds, the Obere Abteigarten in Ebrach has a spectacular new resident: a 3-meter-long Cyclotosaurus Ebrachensis, also known as Frankenzilla. This giant carnivorous amphibian from the Triassic period lived in the Steigerwald 230 million years ago and was discovered about 100 years ago in a quarry near

Successful book presentation “The Abbey Library in Waldsassen”

In 1724, the newly elected Abbot Eugen Schmid arranged for the establishment of the Waldsassen Abbey Library, whose charming interior attracts thousands of tourists every year. To mark the occasion, the research volume "Die Stiftsbibliothek in Waldsassen. Studies on history, holdings and reception". On October 17, the editor Georg Schrott and one of the co-authors,

Two libraries and two great Europeans as bridge builders for today’s young people

Pupils from the girls' secondary school at the Cistercian abbey in Waldsassen and from Dolní Žandov quickly got to know each other during the project day in Waldsassen. After a short introduction in the former refectory of the Cistercian monks, which was particularly impressive for the Czech guests, the 50 or so young people visited

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