Kalvarienberg Abbey

The history of Kalvarienberg began in 1440 when a knight, returning from a pilgrimage, noted a landscape resemblance between the area around Ahrweiler and Jerusalem. This observation led to the naming of the hill as Kalvarienberg and its dedication to the crucified Savior and his mother. An initial small half-timbered chapel was built and consecrated in 1505. In 1630, Franciscans settled on Kalvarienberg, and in 1664, the foundation stone for the current monastery church was laid. During the 17th and 18th centuries, the monastery evolved into an important pilgrimage site with numerous processions and religious performances. In the course of secularization, the Franciscans had to leave the monastery in 1802. From 1838, Ursuline nuns took over the property and established a school for girls, which over time developed into a grammar school and a secondary school with a boarding house. The Ursuline convent was dissolved in 2017.

The Kalvarienberg Monastery is located in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, at an elevation of approximately 119 meters above sea level.

The large monastery church was deconsecrated after the dissolution of the convent. However, the sisters' choir, featuring a valuable crucifixion group, and the reliquary of Blessed Sr. Blandine remain accessible for services and prayer. Some of the former sisters continue to reside in the town of Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler.

• City fortification Ahrweiler-Obertor (City fortification, approx. 570 m away)
• Roman Villa Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler (Ancient buildings, approx. 644 m away)
• City fortification Ahrweiler-Ahrtor (City fortification, approx. 703 m away)
• Adenbach Castle (Castle, approx. 898 m away)