The monastery location is well worth seeing! The former Cistercian abbey was one of the most important monasteries in Central Saxony in the Middle Ages. The terrain is huge. Unfortunately, only a few buildings are well preserved. But it all gives an impressive overview of the “small town”.

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Dresden Elbland

February 29, 2024

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Caspar David Friedrich found the mystical landscape with the old pointed arches of the abbey, the hidden bridges and gnarled old trees particularly inspiring. He sketched the abbey, the bulk …

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Martin

April 21, 2018

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Very nice monastery, well worth a visit.

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1. Rodigtturm (Observation Tower) – View of Nossen Castle loop from Nossen

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2. Nossen Town Hall – Altzella Abbey loop from Siebenlehn

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04:05

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3. Pitzschebach Stream – Krebsteich Pond loop from Roßwein

21.9km

05:56

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1. Rodigtturm (Observation Tower) – View of Nossen Castle loop from Nossen

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