Franziskanerkloster

The Franciscans settled in Neubrandenburg around 1260, likely as part of the city's foundation around 1248 under Margrave Johann I. Margrave Otto III. is considered the founder. The convent belonged to the Custody of Stettin within the Saxon monastic province. A provincial chapter of the order convened in Neubrandenburg as early as 1285, serving as the earliest written evidence of the monastery's existence. Around 1270, the dormitory, the eastern wing of the cloister quadrangle, may have been constructed. The north wing, housing the refectory, was built around 1300 and modified in the 14th century, gaining a second floor, and largely remains intact today. The original fieldstone church from 1260 was replaced in the 1320s by a two-aisled brick building. Following a city fire in 1355, which severely damaged the monastery buildings, the complex was rebuilt as a two-courtyard facility. The monastery received patronage from regional nobility and the citizenry and continued to exist until the introduction of the Reformation in Mecklenburg.

The monastery is situated in Neubrandenburg, a city in the Mecklenburg Lake District region of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is located in the northern part of the historic city layout.

Today, a significant portion of the former monastery is integrated into the Regional Museum, housing its permanent and special exhibitions. The complex is a protected monument and is recognized as a cultural heritage site in Germany.

• Neubrandenburg City Fortification-Friedländer Tor (City Fortification, approx. 349 m away)
• Neubrandenburg City Fortification-Treptower Tor (City Fortification, approx. 509 m away)
• Neubrandenburg City Fortification-Neues Tor (City Fortification, approx. 533 m away)
• Neubrandenburg City Fortification-Stargarder Tor (City Fortification, approx. 660 m away)