The Bursfelde Monastery Church belongs to the Benedictine Abbey of Bursfelde, which was founded in 1093. It is located directly on the right bank of the Weser, about 19 km from Hann. Münden.
Over the years, the abbey has experienced a chequered history. In 1542, Duchess Elisabeth of Calenberg-Göttingen, who had become a Protestant, carried out a Reformation visitation of the monastery. With the Peace of Westphalia in 1648, the monastery finally became Protestant. A community of monks and their abbot lived in the monastery until 1672, when it was secularised.
The Romanesque basilica and the west wing of the monastery, which was converted into a manor house in 1722, have survived to this day. Even today, concerts such as the Bursfeld Summer Concerts of the Kulturring Hann. Münden take place in the monastery church. The old monastery walls always lend such events a very special atmosphere.
Over the years, the abbey has experienced a chequered history. In 1542, Duchess Elisabeth of Calenberg-Göttingen, who had become a Protestant, carried out a Reformation visitation of the monastery. With the Peace of Westphalia in 1648, the monastery finally became Protestant. A community of monks and their abbot lived in the monastery until 1672, when it was secularised.
The Romanesque basilica and the west wing of the monastery, which was converted into a manor house in 1722, have survived to this day. Even today, concerts such as the Bursfeld Summer Concerts of the Kulturring Hann. Münden take place in the monastery church. The old monastery walls always lend such events a very special atmosphere.
Good to know
Openings
The monastery church is open daily from 8.00 - 18.30.
Price info
freely available
Eligibility
Bad Weather Offer
Suitable for any weather
for Groups
for Class
for families
for individual guests
Suitable for the Elderly
Suitable for Pushchair
for Children of the age of 6-10
for Children of the age of 10 upwards
Foreign Language
German
Other Furnishing/Equipment
Toilet
Barrier-free access
Payment Options
Entrance Free
Hygiene and infection safety measures
Mouth-nose covering compulsory
Directions & Parking facilities
Bursfelde Monastery is located about 19 km north of Hann. Münden, directly on the Weser River and the Weser Cycle-Path.
More information
The summer concerts of the Mündener Kulturring e. V. take place in the monastery church. A conference centre is attached to the monastery.
Contact person
Geistliches Zentrum Kloster Bursfelde
Geistliches Zentrum Kloster Bursfelde
Klosterhof 5
34346 Hann. Münden
Author
Hann. Münden Marketing GmbH
Lotzestraße 2
34346 Hann. Münden
Organization
Weserbergland Tourismus e.V.
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