Himmelpfort Abbey

The foundation of Himmelpfort Monastery took place in 1299 by Margrave Albrecht III of Brandenburg. As a daughter monastery of Lehnin, it was affiliated with the Cistercian Order and dedicated to Saint Mary. However, the establishment of the convent only began after 1308. Despite a generous initial endowment, which included numerous villages, lands, and lakes, the monastery never achieved the significance of other large Cistercian monasteries due to its location in a less productive border region, as well as wars and raids. In 1541, the monastery was dissolved as part of the secularization. The monastic property was initially mortgaged and later granted as a hereditary fief, before reverting to the Elector of Brandenburg in 1721 and being administered as a territorial office.

Himmelpfort Monastery is situated in Brandenburg, in the Oberhavel district, at an elevation of approximately 54 meters above sea level. It is located between Stolpsee and Haussee, near the present-day district of Himmelpfort, part of the town of Fürstenberg/Havel.

Of the original monastery buildings, parts of the monastery church, an economic building referred to as the brewery, and sections of the monastery wall are still preserved as ruins today. These protected monuments are witnesses to the past monastic era.

• Ravensbrück Concentration Camp (Military buildings, approx. 4651 m away)
• Fürstenberg Castle (Castle, approx. 5769 m away)
• Johanniterkommende Lychen (Monastery, approx. 6688 m away)
• Gramzow Manor House (Manor and estate house, approx. 8151 m away)