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| Cistercian convent Wechterswinkel | |
| Administrative district | Lower Franconia |
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| Residents | about 200 |
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| height | 262 |
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| Tourist info | (0)9773 897262 http://www.kloster-wechterswinkel-kultur.de/ |
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Wechterswinkel is a village in the region Rhön-Saale. The former Wechterswinkel monastery was founded around 1111 and is now used by the Rhön-Grabfeld district as a gallery and event center.
background
The Wechterswinkel village lies in the valley of the Elsbach and is administratively part of the municipality of Bastheim, it originated as the settlement around the monastery.
The creation of the Klosters Wechterswinkel First took place as a Benedictine monastery and is dated to the period around 1111, from around 1143 Wechterswinkel is the first Cistercian monastery in German-speaking countries as a women's monastery.
The pen was one of them Wurzburg and was very rich in the Middle Ages as the accommodation for unmarried noble daughters for a long time, but was then lifted by the Würzburg Prince-Bishop Julius Echter in 1592 with "problems with the offspring" and damage from looting in the Peasants' War and the Margravial War. The monastery property was transferred to a foundation in favor of the neighboring parishes, the Wechterswinkel monastery office continued to exist until secularization. The monastery complex was profaned and rebuilt several times in the centuries that followed.
After extensive renovations at the beginning of this century and the opening in December 2008, the monastery building is used by the district as a regional cultural and event center and for representative purposes.
Various renovations are currently underway at the provost's office (privately owned).
getting there
| Distances (road km) | |
| Bad Neustadt | 9 km |
|---|---|
| Mellrichstadt | 11 km |
| Bad Kissingen | 32 km |
| Fulda | 59 km |
| Schweinfurt | 52 km |
| Wurzburg | 90 km |
| Frankfurt | 146 km |
| Nuremberg | 172 km |
By plane
The nearest international airports are the airport Frankfurt
(IATA: FRA), 157 km, and the Nuremberg Airport(IATA: NUE), 172 km.
By train
The closest train station is Bad Neustadt on the railway line Schweinfurt - Erfurt, from Bad Neustadt by taxi, during the day also by bus.
In the street
- Of Bad Neustadt (Highway
, 
Bad Neustadt) in the direction of Oberelsbach and via Wollbach to Wechterswinkel.
mobility
- Public transport Rhön-Grabfeld (Transportation): www.nahverkehr.rhoen-grabfeld.de;
- Line network of bus routes in a circle Rhön-Grabfeld;
- Line 8183: Bad Neustadt - Wechterswinkel - Oberelsbach;
- Line 8185: Bad Neustadt - Wechterswinkel - Fladungen;
- Line 8254: Mellrichstadt - Wechterswinkel - Oberwaldbehrungen;
Tourist Attractions
The Monastery church is originally a Romanesque three-aisled basilica and was consecrated in 1179. After the abolition of the monastery, they were severely dismantled, around 1811 the tower, sacristy and other parts were demolished, the central part of the church is still preserved today. Inside, the high altar (around 1680) is particularly worth seeing; it comes from a monastery Maria Bildhausen, the side altars are from 1690 (south) and 1720 (north).
On the ground floor of the convent building there is a gallery with contemporary art and the ballroom for events, on the second floor there is a collection on the history of the Wechterswinkel monastery.
Arts and Culture, Around building 6, 97654 Bastheim - Wechterswinkel. Tel.: 49 (0)9773 89 72 62, (0)9771 94-670 (Pre sales). Open: Sat., Sun. and public holidays from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
activities
Monastery tours on the occasion of and as part of the events.
shop
The next place with shopping is Bad Neustadt
kitchen
There will be simple meals on site as part of the events.
nightlife
The next place with evening entertainment is Bad Neustadt
accommodation
There is no accommodation for visitors in the village of Wechterswinkel itself.
The next larger selection of accommodation is in Bad Neustadt (about eight kilometers away).
Practical advice
| Brief information | |
| Phone code | 09773 |
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| Post Code | 97654 |
| Mark | NES |
| Altlandkreis | MET |
| Time zone | UTC 1 |
| Emergency call | 112 / 110 |
- Monastery address: "Around the building 6", 97654 Wechterswinkel.
- Culture Agency Rhön-Grabfeld, Spörleinstr. 11, 97616 Bad Neustadt. Tel.: 49 (0)9771 94 674.
trips
- Excursion destinations in the immediate vicinity are the RhöndörferOberelsbach, Ostheim and the small Rhön towns Mellrichstadt and Fladungen and Bischofsheim.
- Regional center is close Bad Neustadt.
literature
Web links
- The district's event program: www.lkrhoengrabfeld.rhoen-saale.net
- The Wechterswinkel Monastery at the HdBG (House of Bavarian History);
