Franciscan monastery - Klösterl hermitage

In 1454, the hermit Antonius de septem castris built a simple hermitage and a small chapel in the quiet, romantic hollow in honor of Saint Nicholas, the patron saint of skippers. He was soon joined by several forest friars from the 3rd Order of St. Francis. Thanks to the support of Dukes Albrecht III and Ludwig the Rich, as well as various bequests, Brother Anton was able to erect a larger building, construct the peculiar church and enclose the entire monastery complex with a monastery wall. This is how the monastery, also known as the "Bruderloch" in Traunthal, came into being. According to other sources, Tertian brothers are said to have settled in the monastery as early as 1289. However, Brother Anton gave the monastery greater significance. On February 2, 1454, Duke Albrecht granted the spiritual brother Anton permission to use the dwelling for this purpose. Permission was also granted to take wood from the ducal forests. On January 5, 1455, Duke Albrecht granted the brothers of the Order of St. Francis several plots of land at the "Bruderloch" with all attached rights to them and their descendants in perpetuity. Emperor Frederick confirmed the privileges granted to Brother Anton and his descendants and on July 5, 1459 the monastery also received confirmation from Pope Pius II. In 1459, according to others as early as 1457, he had to cede the property to the Franciscans in Würzburg. Saddened by this, Brother Anton tied up his bundle and first traveled to Vienna. There he bought a horse and armor to go against the Turks; on the way back, robbers attacked him, plundered and beat him to death. After the Observants had renounced the monastery, on May 9, 1472 Pope Sirtus IV ordered in a breve that the monastery "Bruderloch" be handed over to the Tertiaries and on July 5, 1472 the monastery was actually transferred to Frater Wilibaldus as its superior by Prior Johannes of the monastery. The monastery is registered in the list of monuments part A: architectural monuments of the Kelheim district of Rebdorf. Later, the Tertiaries handed over the monastery "Bruderloch" to the Franciscans, with whom it remained until secularization. In 1803, the monastery fell to the state as a result of secularization. The university professor, judge and notary, Ritter von Wels, bought the monastery and it became a popular excursion destination and summer retreat. Today, the monastery is privately owned by the Riemann family and is used as an open monument.

Today, the monument is connected to a pub with a wonderful, cozy beer garden.