Welcome to Wöltingerode Monastery!
One place – 1000 possibilities.
Discover the whole diversity of our monastery complex and let yourself be inspired.
Welcome to Wöltingerode Monastery!
One place – 1000 possibilities.
Discover the whole diversity of our monastery complex and let yourself be inspired.
Our wedding fair
Our online shop
Our farm shop on site
Story. homeland. Life.
Nature, enjoyment and hospitality – with us, the Harz shows its most beautiful side. At the foot of the Harz Mountains and at the gates of the World Heritage city of Goslar, the Wöltingerode monastery has watched over the Oker Valley and the adjacent lands since 1174. To this day, the complex is a wonderful starting point for excursions – but also has a lot to offer within the historic monastery wall.
LOCATION PLAN
Hofladen
Entdecken Sie die ganze Vielfalt der Wöltingeroder Spirituosen, von Zimt-Likör bis Edel-Gin. Dazu gibt es eine Auswahl weiterer Harz-Produkte, die sich als Andenken richtig gut machen.
Klosterbrennerei
Seit 1682 entstehen hier auf Grundlage des Wöltingeroder Feinbrandes einzigartige Spirituosen. Handwerk und Tradition werden in unserer Brennerei bis heute groß geschrieben.
Lachs-Infocenter
Einst war der Lachs auch in der Oker heimisch. Über Bedeutung und Wandel des vielfältigen Naturraums zu Füßen des Brocken informiert diese multimediale Ausstellung, die auch im Rahmen einer Führung besucht werden kann.
Klosterkrug
Ob im idyllischen Biergarten oder der rustikalen Jägerstube – in unserem À-la-carte-Restaurant Klosterkrug finden Sie immer ein lauschiges Plätzchen. Regionale Küche mit saisonalem Einschlag inklusive.
Klosterkriche
Sie ist der weithin sichtbare Mittelpunkt unserer Anlage und ein lohnenswerter Anziehungspunkt für Kunst- und Kulturinteressierte. Lassen Sie sich einen Abstecher nicht entgehen und genießen Sie einen Moment Besinnlichkeit.
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1174 Read More
Founding of the Wöltingerode monastery as a Benedictine monastery
– by sons of Count Ludolf I of Wöltingerode
1188 Read More
Conversion into a monastery for Cistercian nuns – laying of the foundation stone for the monastery in its current form
13th century Read More
First heyday of the monastery, not all applicants can be accepted; Creation of important manuscripts and founding of daughter monasteries
15th century Read More
Second heyday of the monastery
1542 Read More
Monastery becomes Lutheran
1555 Read More
Monastery returns to the Catholic faith
1568 Read More
Monastery becomes Lutheran again
1572 Read More
valuable manuscripts from the library leave the monastery direction
Wolfenbuettel
1625 Read More
plundering of the monastery
1630 Read More
Wöltingerode becomes a Cistercian nunnery again
1632 Read More
Monastery becomes Lutheran
1643 Read More
The monastery goes to the Prince Bishopric of Hildesheim and remains there until 1803
Catholic
1676 Read More
a devastating fire destroys large parts of the monastery
1682 Read More
Founding of the monastery distillery for reconstruction
END OF 18TH CENTURY Read More
Completion of the construction work
1803 & 1806 Read More
Secularization – the monastery goes to Prussia, then to France
1809 Read More
Wöltingerode is sold – Jérome Bonaparte raises the monastery by
Decree and sells it to Treasurer Israel Jacobsen
1815 Read More
Wöltingerode is bought back – end of Jérome’s reign, prince-bishopric Hildesheim goes to the Kingdom of Hanover
1816 Read More
Wöltingerode goes to the General Hannoversche Klosterfonds – a fund established in 1542 for the administration of monasteries beyond the denomination, today: Klosterkammer Hannover
1918 – 1993 Read More
Seat of the rural women’s school of the Reifenstein Association
1993 – 2005 Read More
Founding and teaching of the WelfenAkademie in the Wöltingerode monastery
2008 Read More
Opening of the four-winged monastery building as a hotel
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MONASTERY GARDEN
Hildegard von Bingen lived from 1098 to 1179 in what is now Rhineland-Palatinate. Nevertheless, the work of the abbess has left its mark on Wöltingerode Monastery to this day. Hildegard von Bingen, who was accepted into the monastery as the tenth child of the family at the age of 8, officially became a Benedictine nun at the age of 15 after comprehensive scientific training and finally founded her own monastery, is still considered one of the most influential female polymaths today. Her teachings of the connection between people, environment, body and soul have a strong appeal.
The natural and medicinal writings of Hildegard von Bingen, in which she combined knowledge of medicinal plants and diseases from the Greek-Latin tradition with traditional regional approaches from the people, are of particular importance. In her Physica, for example, she describes almost 300 herbs, shrubs and trees and their healing properties.
The knowledge of Hildegard von Bingen also found its way into the herb garden of the Wöltingerode monastery. As in other monasteries, it was of great importance, not only for the medical care of the nuns. The monastery also played a major role for the population as a contact point for complaints. The experiences made here were a source of knowledge for the new secular pharmacies from the 14th century.
In our herb garden, visitors can now get an idea of the shape of a monastic garden and go in search of traces. Which plants do you recognize by their scent? What was this herb good for again? Which flower can do more than just look pretty? Have fun exploring!
SMALL ANNUAL CALENDAR
spring
Easter in Wöltingerode Monastery
Celebrate the Easter holidays with us – with singing in the monastery church and a festive table in the monastery hotel.
beer garden opening
Freshly tapped beer from the Altenauer brewery and finally good food in the open air again.
summer
holiday in the country
Summer in Wöltingerode: an experience for the senses. Beautiful nature, many excursions and the Brocken almost on the doorstep.
autumn
Wöltingerode under steam
Rattling tractors, craftsmanship and a program for the whole family: the highlight of the annual calendar.
winter
Advent market in Wöltigerode monastery
Visit our winter wonderland and discover countless gift ideas for the holiday. Also a culinary highlight of the Christmas season.
Wedding Fair Marry Me
Here everything revolves around the most beautiful day in life. Discover a wide range that will make your wedding an unforgettable experience.
