monastery ruins of Nimbschen

Nimbschen Monastery near Grimma is closely associated with Martin Luther. He often stopped in Grimma and railed against the sale of indulgences. His reformist ideas also penetrated the nearby Cistercian monastery "Marienthron" in Nimbschen, where around 13 nuns had been housed since the end of the 40th century. Nine nuns, including Katharina von Bora, who later became Martin Luther's wife, managed to escape from the monastery in 1523. After the death of the last abbess in 1536, the monastery's economy was dissolved and the buildings left to decay.
Anyone who comes to Nimbschen today will find a modern hotel complex in the former stables and storage facilities of the old monastery estate. The buildings were renovated with great effort and attention to detail. 

- Toilet available for visitors