Vyšší Brod Cistercian Abbey
monastery in Český Krumlov District of South Bohemian region
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Summary
Vyšší Brod Cistercian Abbey is a monastery[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of monastery entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (382 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Religion or worldview: Catholicism[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Vyšší Brod[4]
- Country: Czech Republic[5]
- Instance of: religious community[6]
- Founder: House of Rožmberk[7]
- Architectural style: Gothic architecture[8]
- Location: Vyšší Brod[9]
- Commons category: Vyšší Brod Monastery[10]
- Patron saint: Assumption of Mary[11]
- Has part(s): Mary Assumption church in the monastery of Vyšší Brod[12], Chapel of St Anne in Vyšší Brod Monastery[13], Vyšší Brod Monastery Pond[14], Footbridge Over Vyšší Brod Monastery Pond[15], Knihovna kláštera Vyšší Brod[16], Q84361987[17], Klášterní mlýn (Vyšší Brod)[18], Klášterní pivovar ve Vyšším Brodě[19], Fountain[20]
- Inception: 1259[21]
- Religious order: Cistercians[22]
- Mother house: Wilhering Abbey[23]
- Located on street: Klášter[24]
- Parent organization or unit: Wilhering Abbey[25]
- Located on linear feature: Cistercian Way in Czechia[26], Via Czechia – Midland Trail (hiking)[27]
- Official website: http://www.klastervyssibrod.cz/[28]
- Topic's main category: Category:Vyšší Brod Monastery[29]
- Commons gallery: Vyšší Brod Monastery[30]
- Visitors per year: 12,038[31], 16,642[32], 15,022[33]
- Heritage designation: national cultural monument of the Czech Republic[34]
- Official name: klášter cisterciáků[35]
- Native label: Vyšebrodský klášter[36]
- Category for people buried here: Q9535615[37]
- Located in protected area: Q56648261[38]
Why It Matters
Vyšší Brod Cistercian Abbey has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]