Zbraslav Monastery

Zbraslav Monastery is a historic Cistercian abbey at Zbraslav, now part of Prague’s southern suburbs, founded in 1292 by King Wenceslaus II. It became an important royal foundation and served as a dynastic burial site.

The complex’s core is the abbey church, which contains funerary monuments and played a ceremonial role in medieval Bohemia; surrounding monastic buildings display Gothic origins with later Baroque alterations. Over the centuries the monastery’s role changed with secularisation and local administrative use, but the site retains its historic fabric and monuments.

The monastery stands on the southern edge of Prague, above the Vltava river in the Zbraslav district, within commuting distance of the city centre.

• Founding and royal burials: Founded in 1292 by King Wenceslaus II as a Cistercian royal monastery and used as a burial place for members of the Bohemian royal house.

What to See #

• Abbey church: The abbey church is the historic core of the site and contains tombs and funerary monuments associated with Bohemian royalty and nobility.
• Monastic complex: Surviving monastic buildings and later additions form a compact complex on the banks of the Vltava, with Gothic origins and later Baroque alterations.