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Sornzig Monastery (Former Cistercian Nunnery)

Sornzig Monastery (Former Cistercian Nunnery)

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Sornzig Monastery (Former Cistercian Nunnery)

Name: Sornzig Monastery (Former Cistercian Nunnery)
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Location: Mügeln, Nordsachsen, Saxony, Germany

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1. Sonnenbrunnen – View of Mügeln loop from Sornzig

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2. View of Mügeln – Sonnenbrunnen loop from Sornzig

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3. Manor House Bockelwitz – Börtewitz Church loop from Sornzig

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Michi LE

December 27, 2021

Former Cistercian monastery in Sornzig

Construction period
13th century, 16th century to 19th century
Architectural style
Romanesque, Baroque, historicism
Builder / architect
–
Condition
The buildings of the former monastery in Sornzig have been renovated.
Current use
Educational institution
Access
The buildings on the site of the former Cistercian monastery in Sornzig cannot be visited.

Description
Type
The location of the former monastery church can be seen in the terraced garden. The current buildings date from the use as a monastery estate from the 16th to 19th centuries. Parts of the monastery wall have been preserved.
Structure
Plaster buildings

Source: architektur-blicklicht.de/kirchen/sornzig-kloster-muegeln-nordsachsen

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April 3, 2020

Built in 1241, it served as a Cistercian monastery until the Reformation (Note: These were actually Benedictine nuns who lived according to Cistercian rules after the monastery church burned down in 1278 and was rebuilt. However, they never joined a Cistercian convent). They introduced fruit growing to the region. In 1892, Leipzig city planner Dr. Ludolf Colditz purchased the monastery grounds and continued to pursue fruit growing. In 1946, the Colditz family was expropriated. After the fall of the Berlin Wall, the family reacquired the property and established a foundation. More information can be found at: klostersornzig.de.

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1. Sonnenbrunnen – View of Mügeln loop from Sornzig

2. View of Mügeln – Sonnenbrunnen loop from Sornzig

3. Manor House Bockelwitz – Börtewitz Church loop from Sornzig

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