The monastery dedicated to the Holy Cross was founded around the year 1040 by Mangold I of Werd as a Benedictine convent. The spiritual founding gift was a part of the Cross of Christ, which Mangold received as an envoy of the German Emperor in Constantinople.
At the beginning of the 12th century, the convent was replaced by a male monastery under the Benedictine rule and was moved to the western edge of the city, simultaneously becoming its highest geographical point within the city walls. After the buildings were damaged in the Thirty Years' War, Abbot Amandus Röls set out to rebuild the church following the War of the Spanish Succession. During the Rococo era, the buildings were several times altered and expanded.
Source: Wikipedia.org
Copyright: Creative Commons 3.0
| | Public | Danish • Dutch • French • German • Italian • Spanish
Select one of the most popular activities below or refine your search.
Discover the most beautiful and popular trails in the area, carefully bundled into appropriate selections.
Select one of the most popular categories below or be inspired by our selections.
Discover the most beautiful and popular attractions in the area, carefully bundled in appropriate selections.
With RouteYou, it's easy to create your own customised maps. Simply plot your route, add waypoints or nodes, add places of interest and places to eat and drink, and then easily share it with your family and friends.
Route planner
<iframe src="https://plugin.routeyou.com/poiviewer/free/?language=en&params.poi.id=5878821" width="100%" height="600" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
More than 11,800,000 routes
More than 15,000,000 users
More than 4,500,000 points of interest
Kerkstraat 108
9050 Gentbrugge, Belgium
© 2006-2026 RouteYou - www.routeyou.com
