Street of the Cistercians (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 | image |
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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 |
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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 |
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Marianowo , West Pomerania | Marienfließ | Marienfließ Monastery | former Cistercian convent 1248–1569 53 ° 22 ′ 46 ″ N, 15 ° 15 ′ 58 ″ E |
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Recz , West Pomerania | Reetz | Reetz Monastery | Former Cistercian convent 1296–1552, only monastery church still available 53 ° 15 ′ 36 ″ N, 15 ° 32 ′ 41 ″ E |
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Bierzwnik , West Pomerania | Marienwalde | Marienwalde Monastery | Former Cistercian monastery 1294–1539, monastery church and outbuildings received 53 ° 2 ′ 22 ″ N, 15 ° 39 ′ 35 ″ E |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Gościkowo-Paradyż , Lebus | Paradise ( Neumark ) | Monastery paradise | former Cistercian monastery 1236–1834, now seminary 52 ° 20 ′ 13 ″ N, 15 ° 32 ′ 40 ″ E |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Przemęt , Greater Poland | Priment | Przemęt Monastery (Opactwo Cystersów w Przemęcie) | former Cistercian monastery 1277–1835 52 ° 0 ′ 37 ″ N, 16 ° 17 ′ 35 ″ E |
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Owińska , Greater Poland | Owinsk | Owińska Monastery (Klasztor Cysterek w Owińskach) | Former Cistercian monastery 1242–1835 52 ° 30 ′ 41 ″ N, 16 ° 58 ′ 22 ″ E |
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Wągrowiec , Greater Poland | Wongrowitz | Wągrowiec Monastery | former Cistercian monastery 1143–1835 52 ° 48 ′ 16 ″ N, 17 ° 11 ′ 31 ″ E |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Koronowo , Kuyavian-Pomerania | Polish crown | Koronowo Monastery | former Cistercian abbey 1250–1819, now prison 53 ° 18 ′ 33 ″ N, 17 ° 56 ′ 8 ″ E |
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Chełmno , Kuyavian-Pomeranian | Culm | Chełmno Women's Monastery | Former. Zisterzienserinnenkloster 1265-1821, now of Vinzentinerinnen used 53 ° 20 '57 "N, 18 ° 25' 4" O |
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Pelplin , Pomerania | Pelplin | Pelplin Monastery | former Cistercian monastery 1278–1823, now seminary 53 ° 55 ′ 38 ″ N, 18 ° 41 ′ 40 ″ E |
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Oliwa , Pomerania | Oliva, OT from Gdansk | Oliva Monastery | Cistercian monastery 1186–1831, now the seminary 54 ° 24 ′ 39 ″ N, 18 ° 33 ′ 31 ″ E |
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Żarnowiec , Pomerania | Zarnowitz | Zarnowitz Monastery | Former Cistercian monastery 1253–1834, now Benedictine monastery 54 ° 47 ′ 15 ″ N, 18 ° 4 ′ 55 ″ E |
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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 |
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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 | image |
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Trzebnica , Lower Silesia | Trebnitz | Trebnitz Monastery | former Cistercian convent 1202–1810, now Borromean nuns 51 ° 18 ′ 34 ″ N, 17 ° 4 ′ 0 ″ E |
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Lubiąż , Lower Silesia | Leubus | Leubus Monastery | former Cistercian monastery 1175–1810 51 ° 15 ′ 40 ″ N, 16 ° 28 ′ 9 ″ E |
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Krzeszów , Lower Silesia | Grüssau | Grüssau Monastery | former Cistercian abbey 1292–1810, now Benedictine nuns 50 ° 43 ′ 59 ″ N, 16 ° 4 ′ 8 ″ E |
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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 |
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Bardo , Lower Silesia | Waiting | Bardo Monastery | former Cistercian monastery 1299–1810, now Redemptorists 50 ° 30 ′ 21 ″ N, 16 ° 44 ′ 25 ″ E |
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Kamieniec Ząbkowicki , Lower Silesia | Kamenz in Silesia | Kamenz Monastery | former Cistercian monastery 1248–1810 50 ° 31 ′ 11 ″ N, 16 ° 52 ′ 33 ″ E |
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Henryków , Lower Silesia | Heinrichau | Heinrichau Monastery | Cistercian monastery 1220–1810 50 ° 39 ′ 11 ″ N, 17 ° 0 ′ 50 ″ E |
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Jemielnica , Opole | Heaven joke | Himmelwitz Monastery | former Cistercian monastery 1289–1810 50 ° 32 ′ 48 ″ N, 18 ° 23 ′ 2 ″ E |
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Rudy , Silesia | Large rauden | Rauden Monastery | former Cistercian abbey, since 1258 50 ° 11 ′ 39 ″ N, 18 ° 26 ′ 54 ″ E |
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Szczyrzyc, Jodłownik Municipality , Lesser Poland | Szczyrzyc | Szczyrzyc Monastery | Cistercian abbey, since 1241 49 ° 47 ′ 3 ″ N, 20 ° 11 ′ 17 ″ E |
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Nowa Huta , Lesser Poland | Nowa Huta, OT of Krakow | Mogila Monastery | Cistercian abbey, since 1226 50 ° 3 ′ 52 ″ N, 20 ° 3 ′ 11 ″ E |
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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 |
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Koprzywnica , Holy Cross | Koprzywnica | Koprzywnica Monastery | former Cistercian abbey, 1185–1819 50 ° 35 ′ 39 ″ N, 21 ° 34 ′ 27 ″ E |
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Wąchock , Holy Cross | Wąchock | Wąchock Monastery | Cistercian abbey, since 1179 51 ° 4 ′ 31 ″ N, 21 ° 0 ′ 56 ″ E |
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Sulejów , Łódź | Sulejów | Sulejów Monastery | Cistercian abbey 1177–1819, founded again in 1977 51 ° 21 ′ 51 ″ N, 19 ° 52 ′ 42 ″ E |
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Ołobok, Gmina Sieroszewice , Greater Poland | Olobok | Cistercian Abbey of Ołobok | former Cistercian abbey 1241–1836 51 ° 38 ′ 18 ″ N, 18 ° 4 ′ 15 ″ E |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Homepage Cistercian Way in Poland (accessed on October 28, 2017)
- ↑ Via Regia - Cultural Route of the Council of Europe (accessed October 28, 2017)
- ^ Cistercian abbeys in Poland (accessed October 28, 2017)
- ↑ Thorn Abbey (Toruń) (accessed October 28, 2017)
- ↑ Köslin Abbey (Koszalin) (accessed October 28, 2017)