Hotel & Monastery
Focus meets development
Contrasts can be experienced and felt throughout the entire complex of our monastery hotel and the associated facilities. The spiritual events in the monastery church are complemented by the secular hotel activities. In addition, there is the exclusive conference area and the facilities for the support and guidance of people with disabilities, which are also located in the monastery buildings. All of these are places for creative development - integrated into our extensive outdoor area, which has a few surprises in store. A chapel for contemplation. A monastery forest with a grotto. A private listening tour and a beautiful orchard.
What a unique idyll in the middle of marvellous nature.
Take a look at our map of the outdoor area.
Holzen Monastery through the ages
Cloister. Castle. Hotel
Over the centuries, Holzen Monastery has seen a variety of owners and uses. They have all left their mark and shaped the spirit of Holzen Monastery today.
Facts & Figures at a glance
- 1150 Foundation of the Benedictine "double monastery Neuwasser"
- 12th century Relocation of the monastery to the edge of the forest on the western bank of the Schmutter and name change to "Kloster Holzen"
- 1470 Dissolution of the male convent
- 1525/47 Severe destruction due to the Peasents' War and the Schmalkaldic War
- 1556 Rebuilding of the monastery and church
- 1617 Elevation to abbey status by Bishop Heinrich V.
- 1632 Escape due to the Swedish invasion; return in 1647
- 17th cenutry Severe decay of the monastery complex; consequences were demolition and planning of a new complex
- 1696 Laying of the foundation stone of todays monastery complex on the Karlsberg
- 1802 Seclarisation until 1927 the castle is under the rule of the Counts of Treuberg
- 1927 Acquisition of the castle by the St. Josefskongregation Ursberg, which uses it again as a monastery and as a home for mentally handicapped and elderly people.
- During the Second World War, the rooms had to be vacated for military hospital use.
- Restoration of the monastery since 1952
- 1996 Transfer of ownership of the monastery through the establishment of the Dominikus-Ringeisen-Werk Foundation
- 2008 Establishment of Kloster Holzen Hotel GmbH
- 2010 Renovation of the convent building
- 2011 Opening of the hotel
The monastery church
House of God. Gem. Landmark.
It has its place on the firm foundations of the Karlberg: the monastery church of St John the Baptist. From there, it strechtes its towers upwards and overlooks the Schmutter and Lech valleys. The interior, with its unique stucco work, ceiling frescoes and reliquary altars, reflects the Baroque high culture. A charming contrast to the monastic austerity. The large-format ceiling painting shows the globe with the Holzen monastery church. This work illustrates the natural coexistence of the spiritual and the secular that characterises life in Holzen Monastery then and now.
Insights & Outlooks
Dominikus-Ringeisen-Werk
Support & Assistance at the Holzen Monastery
Today, Holzen Monastery is owned by the Dominikus-Ringeisen-Werk, which operates numerous facilities for the support and guidance of people with disabilities. In keeping with Dominikus Ringeisen's mission, we endeavour to consider every person at Kloster Holzen with all their needs. For people with disabilities, this means supporting them in their everyday lives and promoting them individually according to their abilities. As a result, a wide variety of people come and go here in our monastery complex every day and enrich our communal life.
Focus on environmental management
Certified Ökoprofit-Business
Because the protection of creation and conservation of resources are very important to us, we at Hotel Kloster Holzen pay attention to sustainable environmental management and have proudly carried the award as a certified Ökoprofit-company since May 2022.