Nowadays the cloister courtyard opens up to the monastery church. Up until 1822 it was quite different – a closed, square area was completely surrounded by the refectory and dormitory, which had been converted into terraced houses, as well as other buildings. This closed inner courtyard was framed by the cloister, which was once connected to the medieval church via the “chancel aisle”. Another entrance that is still preserved today and is known as the “fish aisle”, can be found in the south-west corner.

The courtyard wall of the dormitory has essentially survived from the medieval cloister. The pointed-arched wall openings, which were originally open to the courtyard, were changed into terraced houses when the dormitory was converted.

With the demolition of the monastery building in 1822, the cloister courtyard changed significantly. The seclusion was given up in favour of an opening to the church. At the same time, the new wing on the lake side (deaconess’s house) was rebuilt at a slight angle to the square inner courtyard and built on to the medieval church, which still existed at the time. The new building was significantly longer than the previous medieval building.

For the construction of today’s neo-Gothic church tower from 1844 to 1846, the house had to be shortened again by three window axes to make room for the new church building.

Since around 1900, a horticultural layout of the cloister courtyard has been used as a decorative area, flanked by greenery on the facade and integrated into the representative garden landscape of the monastery.

The courtyard wall of the dormitory has essentially survived from the medieval cloister. The pointed-arched wall openings, which were originally open to the courtyard, were changed into terraced houses when the dormitory was converted.

 With the demolition of the monastery building in 1822, the cloister courtyard changed significantly. The seclusion was given up in favour of an opening to the church. At the same time, the new wing on the lake side (deaconess’s house) was rebuilt at a slight angle to the square inner courtyard and built on to the medieval church, which still existed at the time. The new building was significantly longer than the previous medieval building.

 For the construction of today’s neo-Gothic church tower from 1844 to 1846, the house had to be shortened again by three window axes to make room for the new church building.

 Since around 1900, a horticultural layout of the cloister courtyard has been used as a decorative area, flanked by greenery on the facade and integrated into the representative garden landscape of the monastery.