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Abbot’s Guest House
Built for the abbey’s lay guests, the house later accommodated foresters, teachers and refugees.
Jazyk obsahu
The house was built for distinguished lay guests visiting the abbey. Commissioned by Innocent Fritsch, it was constructed in 1734 to a design by J. Jentsch. Although intended as an impressive residence, its interior had a practical layout: four rooms on each floor, heated by fireplaces.
The compact building has a square plan and three storeys. Its elevations are divided into five bays and decorated with pilasters, flat projections resembling columns. A mansard roof, with slopes that change angle, covers the building. Each side has a dormer, a small window projecting from the roof. These details distinguish the house from the much larger churches nearby.
After secularisation, both its occupants and its purpose changed. It became a forester’s house. During the first half of the twentieth century, teachers from the nearby school lived here, and towards the end of the Second World War it sheltered refugees.
Restored in the early twenty-first century, the house hosted exhibitions for several years. These successive uses show how the former guest accommodation remained useful after the Cistercians left and the abbey’s organisation changed.
Pro děti
This house was built for abbey visitors who were not members of a religious order. Abbot Innocent Fritsch commissioned it in 1734. Each floor had four rooms, heated by fireplaces.
The building has a square plan and three levels. Its walls have pilasters: flat decorations shaped like columns. The mansard roof changes slope between its lower and upper sections. A small window called a dormer projects from each side.
The house has had many different occupants. After the Cistercian monastery was dissolved, foresters used it. Teachers lived here later, and near the end of the Second World War it sheltered refugees. It was restored in the early twenty-first century and hosted exhibitions for several years. Its history includes distinguished visitors, ordinary accommodation and people seeking a safe place to stay.
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