Augustiner Chorherrenstift Vorau (c) Oststeiermark Tourismus
- Phone: +43 3 33 723 510
- E-mail: office@stift-vorau.at
- Web page: www.stift-vorau.at
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Augustinian monastery Vorau
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Augustiner Chorherrenstift Vorau (c) Oststeiermark Tourismus
The monastery was founded in 1163 by margrave Ottokar III in gratitude for the birth of his son and heir. The monastery was built by the archbishop Eberhard I of Salzburg. He had also sent the first monks from his monastery in St. Rupert to Vorau. Because of its location between the Wechsel in the north, the Masenberg in the south and the nearness to the east Styrian border Vorau has always been a very turbulent area. The monastery and its land had almost constantly been threatened by the Hungarian, Slovenes and Turkish invasions. Today the monastery is not used by the monks alone. There is a school for domestic science (home economics), an adult education centre, a tavern and some apartments for private families. Above the entrance door of the church you can read a Latin inscription that stands for: “This is the house of God where the name of the Lord is invoked.”
- Address: A-8250 Vorau 1
- Phone: +43 3 33 723 510
- E-mail: office@stift-vorau.at
- Web page: www.stift-vorau.at
- Working hours (opened from - to): Guided tours: April-Oct: Monday-Friday 10 am, 2 pm and 4 pm, Saturday 10 am, Sunday/Holiday 11 am, 2 pm and 4 pm
- Entrance fee: senior and groups (up from 15 PAX): € 6,00
- Main features:
monastery, church, library, many events and workshops
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