Kloster Wedinghausen is one of the three Premonstratensian monasteries in Arnsberg.
The history of Kloster Wedinghausen is a part of European cultural history, and goes far beyond the region itself. Founded as an atonement following the fratricide of Count Heinrich I. v. Arnsberg, the monastery at Wedinghausen was a place where important medieval manuscripts were produced and kept, which are now included in the UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Of outstanding importance was the rescue of the Cologne cathedral treasure, which was kept safe in Kloster Wedinghausen during the turbulent Napoleonic period.
Kloster Wedinghausen was built in 1170 as an atonement monastery. After it was dissolved in 1803, parts of the holy site were destroyed. Today, the monastery courtyard with the two historic cloisters and the newly designed Lichthaus successfully combine history with the modern age.
The old west wing of the monastery (the building on Klosterstr. 11), now contains the Arnsberger Stadt- und Landesarchiv (Arnsberg town and federal state archive). The building can be visited during the town archive opening hours (cloisters / attic floor):
Montag - Donnerstag: 08.00 Uhr bis 12.00 Uhr
Dienstag + Donnerstag: 13.00 Uhr bis 16.00 Uhr
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