Street of the Cistercians (Poland)

Cistercian ways in Poland

The Road of the Cistercians in Poland (Polish: Szlak Cysterski w Polsce ) is a themed route that leads to existing and former Cistercian monasteries in Poland and to various places associated with the Cistercian order . It was named the European Cultural Route by the Council of Europe in May 2010 and is part of the project The European Route of the Cistercian Abbeys .

For a better overview, the Cistercian Street is divided into a north route and a south route. The northern route leads through the West Pomeranian, Lebus, Greater Poland, Kuyavian and Pomeranian Voivodeships. The southern route leads through the Voivodeships of Lower Silesia, Opole, Upper Silesia and Lesser Poland. The order of the locations corresponds to an assumed route counterclockwise. The lists can be sorted in the individual columns.

North route

Place, voivodeship	German name	Monastery complex	Location and Notes
Cedynia , West Pomerania	Toes	Zehden Monastery	Former Cistercian convent 1278–1555, only the west wing 52 ° 52 ′ 42 ″ N, 14 ° 12 ′ 29 ″ E is preserved
Kołbacz , West Pomerania	Kolbatz	Kolbatz Monastery	Former Cistercian abbey 1174–1535, only the monastery church and the Konversenhaus are preserved at 53 ° 18 ′ 5 ″ N, 14 ° 48 ′ 48 ″ E
Marianowo , West Pomerania	Marienfließ	Marienfließ Monastery	former Cistercian convent 1248–1569 53 ° 22 ′ 46 ″ N, 15 ° 15 ′ 58 ″ E
Recz , West Pomerania	Reetz	Reetz Monastery	Former Cistercian convent 1296–1552, only monastery church still available 53 ° 15 ′ 36 ″ N, 15 ° 32 ′ 41 ″ E
Bierzwnik , West Pomerania	Marienwalde	Marienwalde Monastery	Former Cistercian monastery 1294–1539, monastery church and outbuildings received 53 ° 2 ′ 22 ″ N, 15 ° 39 ′ 35 ″ E
Pełczyce , West Pomerania	Amber	Pełczyce Monastery (Klasztor Cysterek w Pełczycach)	Former Cistercian monastery 1290–1539, only the monastery church and remains of the monastery complex are preserved 53 ° 2 ′ 30 ″ N, 15 ° 17 ′ 59 ″ E
Mironice, Gmina Kłodawa , Lebus	Himmelstädt near Gorzów Wielkopolski (Landsberg an der Warthe)	Himmelstädt Monastery	former Cistercian abbey 1376–1539, now conference center 52 ° 47 ′ 57 ″ N, 15 ° 11 ′ 9 ″ E
Bledzew , Lebus	Reading	Bledzew Monastery (Opactwo Cystersów w Zemsku – Bledzewie)	former Cistercian abbey 1259–1836, originally in Stary Dworek (Althöfchen) and Zemsko (Semmritz) 52 ° 31 ′ 5 ″ N, 15 ° 24 ′ 54 ″ E
Gościkowo-Paradyż , Lebus	Paradise ( Neumark )	Monastery paradise	former Cistercian monastery 1236–1834, now seminary 52 ° 20 ′ 13 ″ N, 15 ° 32 ′ 40 ″ E
Obra , Greater Poland	Obra near Wolsztyn (Wollstein)	Obra monastery	Former. Cistercian Abbey 1231-1836, now wafers Kloster 52 ° 4 '15 "N, 16 ° 3' 24" O
Kaszczor, Gmina Przemęt , Greater Poland	Old monastery	Kaszczor Monastery	Former Cistercian monastery, founded in 1277, moved to Wieleń 51 ° 57 ′ 30 ″ N, 16 ° 9 ′ 42 ″ E
Wieleń Zaobrzański , Gmina Przemęt, Greater Poland	Missing from Wollstein	Mariensee Monastery (Opactwo Cystersów w Wieleniu)	Former Cistercian monastery, founded in 1277, moved to Przemęt 51 ° 56 ′ 57 ″ N, 16 ° 11 ′ 1 ″ E
Przemęt , Greater Poland	Priment	Przemęt Monastery (Opactwo Cystersów w Przemęcie)	former Cistercian monastery 1277–1835 52 ° 0 ′ 37 ″ N, 16 ° 17 ′ 35 ″ E
Owińska , Greater Poland	Owinsk	Owińska Monastery (Klasztor Cysterek w Owińskach)	Former Cistercian monastery 1242–1835 52 ° 30 ′ 41 ″ N, 16 ° 58 ′ 22 ″ E
Wągrowiec , Greater Poland	Wongrowitz	Wągrowiec Monastery	former Cistercian monastery 1143–1835 52 ° 48 ′ 16 ″ N, 17 ° 11 ′ 31 ″ E
Łekno , Wągrowiec Municipality , Greater Poland	Lekno	Łekno Monastery (Opactwo Cystersów w Łeknie)	Former Cistercian monastery, founded in 1153, moved to Wągrowiec 52 ° 50 ′ 32 ″ N, 17 ° 17 ′ 56 ″ E
Ląd , Greater Poland	Lond or Loins	Ląd Monastery	Former. Zisterzienserkloster 1175-1819, now from Salesianer Medal used 52 ° 12 '15 "N, 17 ° 53' 36" O
Toruń , Kuyavian-Pomeranian	Thorn	Toruń Women's Monastery	Former Cistercian monastery 1311–1833, only the Jakobskirche still exists 53 ° 0 ′ 34 ″ N, 18 ° 36 ′ 22 ″ E
Byszewo, Gmina Koronowo , Kuyavian-Pomerania	Byshevo	Byszewo Monastery (Opactwo Cystersów w Byszewie)	Former Cistercian monastery, founded in 1250, moved to Koronowo 53 ° 17 ′ 47 ″ N, 17 ° 49 ′ 5 ″ E
Koronowo , Kuyavian-Pomerania	Polish crown	Koronowo Monastery	former Cistercian abbey 1250–1819, now prison 53 ° 18 ′ 33 ″ N, 17 ° 56 ′ 8 ″ E
Chełmno , Kuyavian-Pomeranian	Culm	Chełmno Women's Monastery	Former. Zisterzienserinnenkloster 1265-1821, now of Vinzentinerinnen used 53 ° 20 '57 "N, 18 ° 25' 4" O
Pelplin , Pomerania	Pelplin	Pelplin Monastery	former Cistercian monastery 1278–1823, now seminary 53 ° 55 ′ 38 ″ N, 18 ° 41 ′ 40 ″ E
Oliwa , Pomerania	Oliva, OT from Gdansk	Oliva Monastery	Cistercian monastery 1186–1831, now the seminary 54 ° 24 ′ 39 ″ N, 18 ° 33 ′ 31 ″ E
Żarnowiec , Pomerania	Zarnowitz	Zarnowitz Monastery	Former Cistercian monastery 1253–1834, now Benedictine monastery 54 ° 47 ′ 15 ″ N, 18 ° 4 ′ 55 ″ E
Bukowo Morskie , West Pomerania	Lake Buckow	Buckow Monastery	Former Cistercian monastery 1248–1535, only the monastery church still exists 54 ° 21 ′ 14 ″ N, 16 ° 20 ′ 6 ″ E
Koszalin , West Pomerania	Koslin	Cistercian Abbey of Koszalin	Former Cistercian monastery 1277–1535, only the monastery church remains, now the Polish Orthodox Church of the Assumption of Mary 54 ° 11 ′ 29 ″ N, 16 ° 11 ′ 2 ″ E

South route

Place, voivodeship	German name	Monastery complex	Location and Notes
Trzebnica , Lower Silesia	Trebnitz	Trebnitz Monastery	former Cistercian convent 1202–1810, now Borromean nuns 51 ° 18 ′ 34 ″ N, 17 ° 4 ′ 0 ″ E
Lubiąż , Lower Silesia	Leubus	Leubus Monastery	former Cistercian monastery 1175–1810 51 ° 15 ′ 40 ″ N, 16 ° 28 ′ 9 ″ E
Krzeszów , Lower Silesia	Grüssau	Grüssau Monastery	former Cistercian abbey 1292–1810, now Benedictine nuns 50 ° 43 ′ 59 ″ N, 16 ° 4 ′ 8 ″ E
Stare Bogaczowice , Lower Silesia	Altreichenau	Altreichenau Monastery Estate	Former monastery property of the Cistercian Abbey of Grüssau 1222–1810 50 ° 50 ′ 51 ″ N, 16 ° 11 ′ 28 ″ E
Bardo , Lower Silesia	Waiting	Bardo Monastery	former Cistercian monastery 1299–1810, now Redemptorists 50 ° 30 ′ 21 ″ N, 16 ° 44 ′ 25 ″ E
Kamieniec Ząbkowicki , Lower Silesia	Kamenz in Silesia	Kamenz Monastery	former Cistercian monastery 1248–1810 50 ° 31 ′ 11 ″ N, 16 ° 52 ′ 33 ″ E
Henryków , Lower Silesia	Heinrichau	Heinrichau Monastery	Cistercian monastery 1220–1810 50 ° 39 ′ 11 ″ N, 17 ° 0 ′ 50 ″ E
Jemielnica , Opole	Heaven joke	Himmelwitz Monastery	former Cistercian monastery 1289–1810 50 ° 32 ′ 48 ″ N, 18 ° 23 ′ 2 ″ E
Rudy , Silesia	Large rauden	Rauden Monastery	former Cistercian abbey, since 1258 50 ° 11 ′ 39 ″ N, 18 ° 26 ′ 54 ″ E
Szczyrzyc, Jodłownik Municipality , Lesser Poland	Szczyrzyc	Szczyrzyc Monastery	Cistercian abbey, since 1241 49 ° 47 ′ 3 ″ N, 20 ° 11 ′ 17 ″ E
Nowa Huta , Lesser Poland	Nowa Huta, OT of Krakow	Mogila Monastery	Cistercian abbey, since 1226 50 ° 3 ′ 52 ″ N, 20 ° 3 ′ 11 ″ E
Jędrzejów , Holy Cross	Jędrzejów	Jędrzejów Monastery (Jędrzejów Archabbey in OT Brzeźnica)	Cistercian abbey 1140–1819, founded again in 1945 50 ° 39 ′ 13 ″ N, 20 ° 17 ′ 5 ″ E
Koprzywnica , Holy Cross	Koprzywnica	Koprzywnica Monastery	former Cistercian abbey, 1185–1819 50 ° 35 ′ 39 ″ N, 21 ° 34 ′ 27 ″ E
Wąchock , Holy Cross	Wąchock	Wąchock Monastery	Cistercian abbey, since 1179 51 ° 4 ′ 31 ″ N, 21 ° 0 ′ 56 ″ E
Sulejów , Łódź	Sulejów	Sulejów Monastery	Cistercian abbey 1177–1819, founded again in 1977 51 ° 21 ′ 51 ″ N, 19 ° 52 ′ 42 ″ E
Ołobok, Gmina Sieroszewice , Greater Poland	Olobok	Cistercian Abbey of Ołobok	former Cistercian abbey 1241–1836 51 ° 38 ′ 18 ″ N, 18 ° 4 ′ 15 ″ E