Klooster Hoogcruts

The Klooster Hoogcruts complex spans one hectare, featuring a manor house, open-air church, well house, and monastery garden at the intersection of local roads.

Established in 1496 as a priory for the Regular Canons of the Holy Sepulchre, the monastery originated from a shepherd's reported vision of a cross among thorns.

The monastery operated a Latin school from 1606, educating students throughout the 18th century until French occupiers dissolved the institution in 1796.

The Limburg Landscape Foundation acquired the ruins in 2011 and initiated extensive restoration work, including wall repairs using traditional masonry techniques.

The complex transforms into HX hoogcruts, a center integrating art, culture, nature, and technology through exhibitions and events within its historical walls.

Location: Eijsden-Margraten

Architectural style: classicism

Address: Hoogcruts 6255NS 6255NS

GPS coordinates: 50.77417,5.84250

Latest update: March 3, 2025 02:06