Discover a monastic flour mill on a guided tour

Name: Discover a monastic flour mill on a guided tour
Start: 2024-09-22T10:30:00+02:00
End: 2024-09-22T17:00:00+02:00
Location: Couvent de l'Œlenberg

Discover in a new way the monastic flour mill, still active and which retains its old production line. From the old brewery to the network of cellars of pierced guards, browse the m…

Sunday 22 September, 10:30, 13:30, 15:30Passed

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Free event. 30 people maximum on registration required.

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Discover in a new way the monastic flour mill, still active and which retains its old production line. From the old brewery to the network of cellars of pierced guards, explore the same spaces as the monks of the mid-nineteenth century.
This discovery is proposed by Frank Schwarz, researcher in the Inventory and Heritage department of the Grand Est Region after a field survey and an archival analysis carried out in 2022.
Appointment for each departure in the courtyard of the abbey.

About the location

Couvent de l'Œlenberg

rue d'Oelenberg, 68950, Reiningue

Haut-Rhin
Grand Est

The History of the Abbey of Notre-Dame de l'Œlenberg began in the 11th century. It was listed as a historic monument in 1992\. Even today, a community of Cistercian monks lives there according to the rule of St Benedict. Of the buildings of the past, there remain important elements: the lower part of the choir of the chapel of the XIIth century, the transept of the old abbey church (1486) and its baroque nave (1755). A procession cross from the 12th century, a large crucifix from the 14th century and two beautiful statues of Our Lady from the 15th and 18th centuries are also preserved. Nowadays, the monastery has an important library of more than one hundred thousand books.