Klostermuseum Hasungen
Museum in Burghasungen with stone remains of the vanished Benedictine monastery and insights into the life of Saint Heimerad.
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About the museum
On the Hasunger Berg near Zierenberg there once stood an important Benedictine monastery. It was consecrated in 1081 and built over the grave of the hermit and itinerant preacher Heimerad, who had died there in 1019. Heimerad was soon venerated, and the monastery developed into a pilgrimage site. From the 17th century onward the complex was demolished; today almost nothing of it is visible above ground.
The Museumsverein Kloster Hasungen, founded in 2007, takes on the work of reconstructing the monastery's history. In October 2012 the museum opened in a new building, together with the Eco Path around the mountain. The town of Zierenberg is the museum's sponsor; the association takes over its operation.
The permanent exhibition shows surviving worked stones, capitals and column reliefs of the monastery and gives an overview of its history. It complements this with information on medieval building operations, depictions of medieval crafts and animated picture galleries. A further room is reserved for new research findings and changing exhibitions. The Eco Path leads to traces of the monastery and offers views over the Wolfhager Land.
Highlights
- Capitals, worked stones and column reliefs of the vanished monastery
- Life and veneration of Saint Heimerad
- Medieval building operations and crafts
- Eco Path Kloster Hasungen with views over the Wolfhager Land
Permanent exhibitions
- Dauerausstellung zum Kloster Hasungen – Stone remains of the monastery, consecrated in 1081, information on medieval building operations and on the history of the site.
- Das Leben des heiligen Heimerad – The life story of the itinerant preacher and hermit over whose grave the monastery was built.
- Founded
- 2012
- Operated by
- Stadt Zierenberg; Betrieb durch Museumsverein Kloster Hasungen e. V.
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €2 |
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| Groups (10+ people) | €1.50 per personGroup discount for groups of 10 or more. |
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Getting there & parking
The museum is in Burghasungen, off the A44 at the Zierenberg exit.
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | Tours of the Eco Path Kloster Hasungen can be requested at Touristinfo Zierenberg. |
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