Malchow Abbey

Malchow, Germany

Malchow Abbey is a former Cistercian nunnery founded in 1298, when the nuns from Röbel settled in Alt-Malchow and took over the premises of the former Magdalene community here. Nicholas II, Prince of Werle, gave the new nunnery the patronage of the churches at Alt-Malchow, Neu-Malchow and Lexow. After the Reformation the abbey was a collegiate foundation for noblewomen from 1572 to 1923.

The former abbey building complex is now dominated by the church, which was built between 1844 and 1849 to plans by Friedrich Wilhelm Buttel. These included a 52-metre high brick tower, after the addition of which it was thought necessary to refurbish the nave for aesthetic reasons. Before 1844 the church was a simple stone building.

After a fire in 1888 the church was rebuilt in a Gothic Revival between 1888 and 1890 according to plans by Georg Daniel.

Of the old abbey buildings there still exist the cloister, as well as some ancillary buildings now used for residential purposes.

In the abbey church and the nearby organ courtyard is a permanent exhibition relating to the history of organ-building in Mecklenburg. The Mecklenburg Organ Museum is the first of its sort in the new Bundesländer. In the abbey church itself there is an organ by Friedrich Friese III.

The abbey complex also includes the Engelsche Garten, laid out by, and named after, Johann Jacob Christian Engel (1762–1840), master of the abbey kitchen from 1786 to 1818. It was not completed until 1855/56.

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Kloster 31, Malchow, Germany
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Founded: 1298
Category: Religious sites in Germany
Historical period: Habsburg Dynasty (Germany)

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User Reviews

Udo W (53 days ago)
Ein schöner Ort zum verweilen. Das Kloster ist sehenswert.
Maik Zilz Photography (2 months ago)
Eine schöne historische Anlage mit imposanter Kirche, in welcher ich eine tolle Trauung fotografisch begleiten durfte.
Matthias Weigel (2 months ago)
Ein historischer Ort zum verweilen.
Dave Pearson (5 months ago)
From outside magnificent...from the inside unfortunately not, the roof is leaking, the walls are wet from moisture and the walls are supported with steel braces, it is such a pity that like a majority of churches in this part of the world it has not been looked after in the past years and now you pay an entrance fee of € 4,50 including photography per person. The money goes to a save our church fund...I just hope it's not too late!
Breker Bug (8 months ago)
Anlässlich einer Trauung von Freunden waren wir hier im Kloster zu Besuch. Das Wetter spielte an diesem Tag hervorragend mit und so war es uns eine große Freude hier zu Gast zu sein. Direkt am See gelegen, ist das Kloster eine echte Augenweide und lädt geradezu zum Verweilen ein.
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