{"id":6768,"date":"2020-12-16T16:19:40","date_gmt":"2020-12-16T15:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hansemuseum.eu\/exhibition\/castle-monastry\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T15:31:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T14:31:56","slug":"castle-monastry","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hansemuseum.eu\/en\/exhibition\/castle-monastry\/","title":{"rendered":"Castle Friary"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Castle Friary L\u00fcbeck<\/h1>

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In the north of L\u00fcbeck’s old town, as part of the European Hansemuseum, rises the Maria Magdalenen Monastery – better known as the Burgkloster, or Castle Friary. It is one of the most important monastery complexes in northern Germany.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Due to its unique natural location at the narrow land access to the city, the site is one of L\u00fcbeck’s most important settlements. The history of the Castle Hill, which has grown over the centuries, is closely linked to the development of the city and the Hanse. Founded around 1229, the friary was the seat of the Dominican order in L\u00fcbeck until 1531. The rooms of the Gothic brick building, richly decorated with wall and ceiling paintings, capitals and keystones, still tell of the everyday history of the mendicant order.<\/p>

At the time of the Reformation, the premises were converted into a poorhouse and hospital and used until the 19th century. At the end of the 19th century, the upper storey was remodelled and converted into a court and prison complex. Two cells and a jury courtroom still bear witness to that time. This is a valuable opportunity to pause for a moment and remember the victims of National Socialism who were imprisoned and sentenced here.<\/p>

You are free to explore the eventful history of the Castle Friary with an audio guide or to explore the atmosphere of the past on your own.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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