View of Oelinghausen Monastery

The Oelinghausen monastery in the Arnsberg district of Holzen was founded around 1174 as a double monastery, before it developed into a pure Premonstratensian monastery. In the 17th century it was converted into a secular women's convent, before it returned to the Premonstratensian order a few decades later. The monastery was closed in the course of secularization in 1804.
Since 1992, the restored monastery building has been inhabited by sisters of St. Mary Magdalene Postel. A monastery garden museum has existed for several years. The monastery and the associated estate are located in an area used primarily for agriculture and forestry, well away from the nearest built-up areas of Herdringen and Holzen. The monastery is located in the Oelinghausen nature reserve.