Vyšší Brod Monastery

Vyšší Brod, Czech Republic

Vyšší Brod Monastery or Hohenfurth Abbey is one of the most important historical landmarks of South Bohemia. The Cistercian monastery is located on the right bank of the river Vltava, in the south-west part of the town of Vyšší Brod. It was founded in 1259. Leopold Wackarž was abbot of this monastery