Two Cistercian monasteries in Slovenia awarded European Heritage Label

Stična/Kostanjevica na Krki, 17 April - Both Cistercian monasteries in Slovenia, in Stična and in Kostanjevica na Krki, which now hosts a gallery, were awarded the European Heritage Label as the European Commission declared seven such new sites last week, including Cisterscapes - Cistercian Landscapes Connecting Europe, a transnational project of five countries.

Kostanjevica na Krki
The former Cistercian monastery turned into the Božidar Jakac Gallery in the 1970s after it was closed in the late 18th century.
Photo: Kaja Šoštarec/STA
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Stična
Part of the Cistercian Monastery of Stična.
Photo: Aljoša Rehar/STA
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