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Rehna

Rehna Monastery

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Location: Rehna, Northwest Mecklenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

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1. Rehna Monastery – Rehna Market Square loop from Rehna

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2. Bridge Over the Radegast – Bridge Over the Radegast loop from Rehna

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3. Rehna Market Square – Rehna Monastery loop from Rehna

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JR56

December 29, 2023

Rehna is home to one of the most beautiful and largest preserved monastery complexes in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The monastery offers space for art, theater and music and is a starting point for pilgrimages and long-distance hiking. Particularly worth seeing are the large monastery garden, the late Romanesque monastery church, the Kneipp pool on the monastery grounds, and the pretty town complex of Rehna with its half-timbered buildings.

The Rehna Monastery was founded between 1230 and 1236 from the Ratzeburg Monastery. The founder of the monastery was a brother Ernestus from Ratzeburg. But its origins are mysterious. No brother of this name appears in the records of the Ratzeburg monastery. The fact is that the monastery grew quickly. Right from the start, it was given numerous lands by nobles. The land holdings continued to expand over the years. In the 14th and 15th centuries the monastery was one of the most important in Mecklenburg.

In the course of secularization, the monastery was dissolved in 1552. It becomes the widow's residence of some duchesses of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Later, the monastery houses became official buildings.

The monastery church, 3 wings of the cloister and the Long House have been preserved to this day. In 2004, a wonderful 300 square meter monastery garden was inaugurated. The heart of the complex is the four-theme garden. Here you will find the medicinal plants, scented plants, flower gardens and the Bible garden with symbolic plants. Exhibitions, performances and concerts take place regularly in the monastery complex. The facility can be visited as part of guided tours.

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Biosphärenreservat Schaalsee

January 5, 2023

The well-preserved medieval monastery complex, which existed until 1552, is located in the heart of the town of Rehna. At present, the Protestant church community, the Rehna Monastery Association and the official administration are based in the monastery complex.

In the monastery museum you can learn more about a medieval women's monastery community in the Duchy of Mecklenburg, which belonged to the diocese of Ratzeburg and from the 14th to the 16th century to the Premonstratensian order, as well as the building history and art treasures of the complex.

Outside, the monastery courtyards, the nuns' garden and the provost's courtyard, and the monastery garden can be visited.

The monastery association Rehna e.V. offers guided tours through the monastery complex, the garden and the city as well as themed tours.

There is a free car park behind the monastery complex.

Opening times from November to March

Tuesday to Friday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m

Opening times April to October

Tuesday to Friday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m

Saturday, Sunday and public holidays: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m

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Frederik

July 19, 2024

Impressive monastery in the center of Rehna.

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Location: Rehna, Northwest Mecklenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Rehna Monastery

1. Rehna Monastery – Rehna Market Square loop from Rehna

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