Above the entrance to our monastery is the wish "Pax - Peace" for all those arriving. With this wish for peace we also welcome you to the homepage of Göttweig Abbey!

Discover what Göttweig has to offer
 as a "place of encounter".

I know from conversations that people long for places of peace and spiritual oases.

Many find the Benedictine "ora et labora" (pray and work) to be a real help in life if this rhythm is at least partially incorporated into their personal lives.

Many experience Benedictine hospitality as an "expanse of the heart" in which not only the good and pious find a place. In this way, our monastery often becomes a place of new encounters with the church and thus an experience of God - also in our cultural offerings.

A warm welcome!

Abbot Columban Luser OSB

Pastoral care:

• "Ordinary pastoral care": 
  Management of currently 32 parishes in the diocese of St. Pölten and in the archdiocese of Vienna. 25 of these are "incorporated" parishes, i.e. traditional collegiate parishes. A further three Göttweig collegiate parishes are looked after by the priory of St. Joseph in Maria Roggendorf.

• "Extraordinary pastoral care"  Church services, spiritual Guidance, retreat courses, pastoral care for pilgrims and confessors, pastoral care for children and young people, religious education and pastoral care for students, collaboration in diocesan projects and media work.

Culture:

• Museum in the Kaisertrakt

• Gallery in the foyer

• Abbey concerts

Scientific commitment:

• for exhibitions, preservation of ecclesiastical monuments, care of collections, archive and library.

   

Economy:

• Agriculture and forestry
• Viticulture (Weingut Stift Göttweig GmbH)
• Tourism (with restaurant, event service and monastery store)
• Rentals and leases
• Administration