Hotel Kloster Hirsau
The 4-star conference hotel is located at the foot of the famous Benedictine monastery and only 2 kilometers from the Hermann Hesse town of Calw. As a historical building, already mentioned in 1450, it has been rebuilt in recent years with great attention to detail. In addition to conference rooms, the facilities include a mediterranean sauna, an indoor swimming pool and a fitness room with professional equipment. |
Wildbader Straße 2, 75365 Calw |
Travel by car
Take the A8 to Pforzheim and then the B463 to Hirsau or
take the A8 to Leonberg and then the B295 to Hirsau or
take the A81 to Herrenberg and then the B296 to Hirsau. |
Travel by train
From Stuttgart main station take train to Pforzheim and then
take RB74 in direction of Nagold (approx. 1 hour). |
Hirsau Monastery
One of the most famous Benedictine monasteries in the 11th century: Hirsau’s spiritual and political importance in the Middle Ages was great and is reflected in its architecture. The ruins from the Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance periods, which are significant in terms of architectural history, are still worth seeing today. |
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Some History
There were three monastery foundations in Hirsau. It is not clear when the first one was founded. It could have taken place around 830, when the relics of St. Aurelius arrived here from Upper Italy. They were venerated in a small monastery, which, however, did not last long. |
| In the middle of the 11th century it was refounded at the papal request and filled with Benedictine monks. Over the walls of the first monastery, the second Aurelius monastery with a new church and convent buildings was built from 1059. |