Drübeck Abbey

The first documented mention of Drübeck Monastery dates back to the year 960. In the 10th century, the foundation enjoyed special privileges, comparable to imperial abbeys. After a temporary interruption of monastic life during the Reformation and the Peasants' War, the buildings were handed over to the Counts of Stolberg-Wernigerode in 1687, who established an evangelical convent for noblewomen there. In 1946, the Evangelical Church Province of Saxony took over the monastery, using it as a recreation home and conference center. The last canoness passed away in 1976. Since 1996, the Pastoral College and the House of Silence, among other institutions, have been located here.

Drübeck Monastery is situated in the Drübeck district of Ilsenburg, on the northern edge of the Harz mountains in Saxony-Anhalt. It lies at an elevation of approximately 260 meters above sea level.

Today, Drübeck Monastery functions as a conference center for the Evangelical Church in Central Germany. It accommodates a House of Silence, a Pastoral College, and a media center. The monastery gardens are part of the tourism project “Garden Dreams – Historic Parks in Saxony-Anhalt” and invite visitors to linger. The “Klosterlinde,” an almost 300-year-old lime tree, is a natural monument.

• Ilsenburg Castle (Castle, approx. 2525 m away)
• Ilsenburg Monastery (Monastery, approx. 2525 m away)
• Augustinian Hermits Monastery Himmelpforten (Monastery, approx. 3448 m away)
• Himmelpforten Monastery (Monastery, approx. 3451 m away)