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Altzella Monastery Stop Information: It was opened on October 24, 2006. It was never a scheduled stop for daily passenger service, but rather a stop financed by donations for tourism purposes.

View of Nossen Castle

or better at the pond without water

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 building and the wine cellar. However, he was particularly fascinated by the ruins of the summer dining room. The sketch from 1800 became the painting “Ruins at Dusk” thirty years later. Today you can still enjoy a simple life with nature in the Altzella monastery hostel, just like the Cistercians used to do back then. You can spend what feels like days on the winding paths of the castle park. So plan enough time for your visit and maybe even take part in a guided tour: https://www.kloster-altzella.de.

...the walk to the mine pond is worth it in every season

Former Nossen station! 🚂

Since 2015, the Paradise Garden has been maintained by volunteers. The monastery also offers herbal seminars, herbal cooking courses and therapeutic fasting!

The cloister portal on the west side of the cloister wall, built in the last quarter of the 12th century, is a beautiful example of Romanesque architecture. It served as the only entrance to the monastery and consists of an impressive stepped portal. The inner clear width of the gate is 4.90 meters and extends outwards to 10 meters with three steps. Originally there was a bridge over a moat leading to the gate. However, the walls of the portal have now disappeared 1.60 meters deep into the ground because the gateway was filled with rubble. Nevertheless, the monastery portal remains a fascinating testimony of bygone times and an impressive building.