Kloster Maria Medingen

Kloster Maria Medingen is a Dominican convent in Mödingen with buildings from different periods that blend Gothic and Bavarian building traditions. The complex includes a church, living quarters for the sisters, and service buildings arranged around a central area.

The monastery was founded in the 13th century and has served as a home for Dominican nuns from that time onward. Over the centuries, the community adapted to changing times while maintaining its religious work and educational mission.

The monastery remains home to a community of Dominican nuns whose daily life follows the rhythm of prayer and shared work. Visitors experience this living rhythm directly when walking through the halls and sensing the quiet of the spaces.

Visitors should contact ahead as the monastery is not an open visitor center with regular hours, but remains a functioning religious community. It helps to ask at the entrance which parts of the complex can be visited and which areas are not accessible to guests.

The monastery is known for its herb gardens where the sisters have cultivated medicinal plants for generations using traditional methods. These gardens show how monastic communities passed down their knowledge of plants and their properties across centuries.