Tithe barn
The historic tithe barn
You are currently located at the historic tithe barn, the starting point of the QR code tour. The stone building which houses Breitenau Memorial dates back to…
Former gatehouse
The small building with the covered entrance arch in front of you is the "old gatehouse". Beginning in the 1920s, the gatehouse was the main entrance of the Breitenau institute…
Institution
The central nave as a cell tract
You are currently facing the former monastery church. As you can see, the central nave exhibits barred windows on various floors. When the workhouse…
Work barrack
You currently find yourself facing the work barrack of 1944. This barrack was called an "Arbeits-Einheits-Massivbaracke" (literal translation: massive barrack for work units) and…
Church
From the monastery church to the prison
When you enter the church through the front door, you will find yourself in the choir room. This is where the service of the Protestant…
Kitchen
Beginning in the late 1930s, the kitchen ("Kochküche") was located in a white-plastered building between the church and the women's house on the other side of the historic roll-call…
Women's house
The building on the other side of the roll-call area was built on the north side across from the monastery church shortly after the Breitenau workhouse was opened and was used as…
Institution for the rural poor
Institution for the rural poor / sick bay (ground floor)
On your right you will find the historic institution for the rural poor, which is the multi-storey…
Tower
You are now facing the large portal of the church tower of the historic monastery church. The staircase in the tower of the church still leads to the different levels of the central nave.…
Cemetery
You have now arrived at the last station of the QR code tour. Outside the monastery wall, about 500 metres from the institution, the institution's first cemetery was established in…
