Vyšší Brod Monastery

Vyšší Brod Monastery (IPA: [ˈvɪʃiː ˈbrot]; Czech: Vyšebrodský klášter) or Hohenfurth Abbey (German: Abtei Hohenfurth) is a Catholic monastery in the Czech Republic.

Vyšší Brod Monastery

Vyšebrodský klášter
Location within Czech Republic
Monastery information
Order	Cistercians
Established	1259; 1945 (reestabilished); 1990 (reestabilished)[1][2]
Disestablished	17 April 1941; 4 May 1950[1][2]
Architecture
Heritage designation	Cultural monument
Style	Gothic[2]
Site
Location	Vyšší Brod, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
Coordinates	48°37′14″N 14°18′24″E
Website	http://www.klastervyssibrod.cz

Description

As one of the most important historical landmarks of South Bohemia, the monastery is recognized as a cultural monument by the Ministry of Culture.^[3]

The Cistercian monastery is located on the right bank of the river Vltava, in the south-west part of the town of Vyšší Brod. It was founded in 1259. Leopold Wackarž was formerly the abbot.

The Mass is celebrated exclusively according to the 1962 edition of the Roman Missal (Traditional Latin Mass) with Cistercian propers.^[4][5]

It also houses a branch of the Prague Postal Museum.^[6]

Gallery

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  Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
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  Gate house
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  Prague Postal Museum branch
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  Monks in the church
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  Cistercian at the lectern
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  At work in the garden