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Experience the herb garden with all your senses
Buch Monastery
A place for all seasons
Manor chapel
Discover the inside of the chapel
B
uch Monastery is nestled idyllically in the
river landscape around the Freiberger
Mulde. Its historic buildings and beautifully
landscaped herb garden attract thousands of
visitors every year. The history of Buch Monastery
can be traced back to 1192, when Cistercians
first moved into the grounds. The
devout religious order remained there for over
330 years until the monastery was closed down
over the course of the Reformation. The complex
was then used as an agricultural business
until it was developed into a cultural history
center in 1994.
If you visit Buch Monastery today, you can
immerse yourself in the history of the Cistercians
as you explore the chapter house, the
abbot’s house, the healing chapel, parts of the
monastery wall and lots more. Visitors of all
ages can make their own scrolls and try their
hand at producing and designing paper in the
creative workshop. There’s also plenty on offer
for lovers of food and culture with regional
delicacies and homemade products sold by
local stallholders at the monastery and harvest
festival in September and the monthly farmer’s
markets.
Buch
Monastery
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Directions
By car A 14 exit Leisnig, local road from Leisnig or Minkwitz or A 14 exit Doebeln via Grossweitzschen and Scheergrund
By public transportation train from Leipzig or Doebeln to Leisnig or Kloster Buch stop, 20-minute walk
Förderverein Kloster Buch e. V.
Klosterbuch Nr. 1, 04703 Leisnig
Telephone +49 (0) 3 43 21 50 352
KlosterBuch@t-online.de
www.klosterbuch.de