Restoration of the Monastery

The severe ruin of partial elements of the monastery requires a systematic restoration of these parts. Because of the financial situation, only small but important steps could be taken such as the restoration of the valuable pews which was financially supported by the German „Deutschen Bundesstiftung Umwelt“.

In accordance to the complexity of the monastic construction, investigations and studies of different fields has to be carried out. They are the basis for a following and successful restoration. All projects and cooperations are managed by the Gardens Committee.

For example, the universities of Brno (Czech Republic) and Berlin (Germany) documented the gardens and their interior. In contrast, the actual cooperation of the universities of Prague (Czech Republic) and Freiberg (Germany) is concentrated upon the functionality of the monastic water system and, hopefully, the subsequent investigation of the building fabric.

In addition, Czech and German pupils from Annaberg or Litvinov, respectively, perform very valuable work, every spade of earth turned helps to arrest the process of decline. Their work include removal of overgrown trees as well as grass growing in pavilions and stairs, the fruit harvest and the cleaning of open water canals.

All cooperation of Czechs and Germans have one in common: Far away and independently of the ‚great politics‘ it clearly shows that the consciousness of the common past can enable us to work together for one aim, for example, the restoration of the monastery of Osek. Furthermore, it shows that a mutual understanding is possibly and worthwhile.