Monastery Walkenried

The cloister of the 13th century and the imposing monastery church, which were badly damaged during the Peasants' War, testify to the former prosperity of the monastic community. The creatively designed Cistercian Museum within the Gothic monastery complex brings the Middle Ages to life with its acoustic and visual stagings.

There is little the monks here didn't do. They ran agriculture, played a major role in the region's mining industry, built water management facilities for energy production, and smelted ores from the Rammelsberg and the Upper Harz. Around 1225, they created a pond and ditch system in the Pandelbachtal at Seesen-Münchehof that is considered the oldest part of the Upper Harz water industry.

Candlelight tours in the Cistercian Museum Walkenried Monastery
The atmospheric tour begins after sunset and guides you through the unique cloisters and the neighbouring ground floor rooms that were once exclusively for the monks (reservation is necessary). You may find more information on the whole guided tour offer on this website.