The monasteries
In the 13th century, various orders began building monasteries in the Mark Brandenburg. Three complexes were built in the north of the Oberhavel district, which have been preserved to varying degrees up to the present day.
Monastery
The Cistercian monastery of Himmelpfort was founded in 1299. "Coeli porta!" - Heaven's Gate so it is said in the year...
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Zehdenick Monastery was founded in 1250 - according to legend to commemorate a host miracle. The...
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Around 1280, the Franciscans began to build a monastery in Gransee. For a long time, the monastery with its...
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