Vyšší Brod Monastery (; ) or Hohenfurth Abbey () is a

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monastery in the

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Description

As one of the most important historical landmarks of

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, the monastery is recognized as a cultural monument by the

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monastery is located on the right bank of the river

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, in the south-west part of the town of Vyšší Brod. It was founded in 1259. Leopold Wackarž was formerly the abbot. The Mass is celebrated exclusively according to the 1962 edition of the Roman Missal ( Traditional Latin Mass) with Cistercian propers. It also houses a branch of the Prague Postal Museum.Postal Museum Vyšší Brod
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Gallery

File:Klášter (Vyšší Brod) (2).jpg, Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary File:Cistercians monastery,Vyssi brod2.JPG, Gate house File:Klášter (Vyšší Brod).jpg, Prague Postal Museum branch File:Klášter (Vyšší Brod) (4).jpg File:Cistercians in monastery church - Vyšší Brod.png, Monks in the church File:Cistercian, lectern - Vyšší Brod.png, Cistercian at the lectern File:Cistercian, flowers - Vyšší Brod.png, At work in the garden

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vyssi Brod Monastery Cistercian monasteries in the Czech Republic Buildings and structures in the South Bohemian Region Tourist attractions in the South Bohemian Region National cultural monuments of the Czech Republic Český Krumlov District Bohemian Forest Communities using the Tridentine Mass 1259 establishments in Europe