Höglwörth Monastery

On a peninsula in Höglwörther See is the 1125 founded by the Salzburg Archbishop Konrad I former Augustinerchorherrenstift. The church surprises with an elegant stucco decoration (around 1765) by Benedikt Zöpf and a ceiling painting by Franz Nikolaus Streicher. The showpiece is the altarpiece, the Transfiguration of Christ, by Master Francesco Vanni from Sienna (about 1600). Also impressive is the enclosed courtyard of the monastery, which is paved with fist-sized pebbles.

Archbishop Konrad I of Salzburg founded this Augustinian monastery in 1125 on an island in Lake Höglwörth. On July 30, 1817, the last provost, Gilbert Grab, voluntarily abolished the monastery and privatized it. It was the last monastery to be secularized in Bavaria. In 1821, the building was purchased by the Wieninger brewery family, who still own it today. In addition to its spiritual significance, beer also played a major role in Höglwörth. Starting in 1730, the monks built a brewery here, which initially made losses but then flourished. By 1804, the monastery was already producing 3,800 hectoliters of beer. The brewery continued to exist, even after the monastery was dissolved.

Very nice monastery, well worth a visit. Highly recommended is the walk around the lake.