Vyšší Brod Monastery (; cs, Vyšebrodský klášter) or Hohenfurth Abbey (german: Abtei Hohenfurth) is one of the most important historical landmarks of South Bohemia. It is recognized as a

cultural monument A national heritage site is a heritage site having a value that has been registered by a governmental agency as being of national importance to the cultural heritage or history of that country. Usually such sites are listed in a heritage regist ...

by the Ministry of Culture. The

Cistercian The Cistercians, () officially the Order of Cistercians ( la, (Sacer) Ordo Cisterciensis, abbreviated as OCist or SOCist), are a Catholic religious order of monks and nuns that branched off from the Benedictines and follow the Rule of Saint B ...

monastery is located on the right bank of the river

Vltava Vltava ( , ; german: Moldau ) is the longest river in the Czech Republic, running southeast along the Bohemian Forest and then north across Bohemia, through Český Krumlov, České Budějovice and Prague, and finally merging with the Labe at ...

, in the south-west part of the town of

Vyšší Brod Vyšší Brod (; german: Hohenfurth) is a town in Český Krumlov District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,500 inhabitants. It is the southernmost municipality in the Czech Republic. Vyšší Brod Monastery, an i ...

. It was founded in 1259. Leopold Wackarž was abbot of this monastery. The Mass is celebrated exclusively according to the 1962 edition of the Roman Missal (

Traditional Latin Mass The Tridentine Mass, also known as the Traditional Latin Mass or Traditional Rite, is the liturgy of Mass in the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church that appears in typical editions of the Roman Missal published from 1570 to 1962. Celebrated ...

) with Cistercian propers.

Gallery

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* Cistercian monasteries in the Czech Republic Buildings and structures in the South Bohemian Region Tourist attractions in the South Bohemian Region National Cultural Monuments of the Czech Republic Český Krumlov District Bohemian Forest Communities using the Tridentine Mass {{CzechRepublic-struct-stub