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Maulbronn Monastery
Unesco World Heritage Site

VIBRANT WORLD HERITAGE SITE AT MAULBRONNVisitor experience

Cistercians as builders: a guarantee of excellent medieval architecture. Following the Reformation, the monastery became a school, teaching great poets and thinkers. Today, the exceptional atmosphere at the monastery makes an impression on the whole family.

Maulbronn Monastery

Following in the footsteps of the Cistercians

Maulbronn is the best-preserved medieval monastery complex north of the Alps. It has been a World Heritage Site since 1993.

The monastery
Detail of Mary's head with carefully retouched with leftover paint

Worth a closer look

The world of Cistercian monks has been unusually well-preserved at Maulbronn Monastery. It is worth a second and third look.

Hidden treasures
Exhibit in the Frühmesserhaus (house for the monk conducting early mass), Maulbronn Monastery

DISCOVER THE MONASTERY'S HISTORY

Maulbronn Monastery delights visitors with its well-preserved monastery complex. Who lived here? Who created the art?

Exhibits