Kapuzinerkloster Gauenstein, Capuchin monastery in Schruns, Austria
Kapuzinerkloster Gauenstein sits on a steep rocky hill in the Gaueserwald forest and houses a rectangular church with a gabled roof and bell tower. The monastery structure has stone foundations that adapt to the uneven terrain.
The site began as a hermitage in the early 1700s and later became a Capuchin monastery under Emperor Joseph II in the 1780s. This transformation reflects the religious reforms of that era.
The monastery church displays a painting of the Sorrowful Virgin Mary by Johann Paul Scheiber from 1750 and Stations of the Cross created by Josef Bertle. These artworks shape the interior of the prayer space and show how the place was decorated over generations.
The monastery is located at Gauesweg 1 in Schruns and can be reached by phone at +43 5556 73134. Visitors should expect steep paths and uneven ground that require sturdy footwear.
The walled monastery garden contains machinery buildings and remains of a former material cable car that once connected the valley to this remote location. This infrastructure shows how supplies were transported to this difficult-to-reach hilltop.
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