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An impressive monastery here.

It is the only one of the original four city gates still standing. It was originally called the Castle Gate, as the Cham Castle stood on the site of the adjacent old building. However, after it lost its former function, an electoral brewery for wheat beer was established here in 1642. Thus, the Castle Gate became popularly known as the "Beer Gate." Its squat shape with its massive round towers and covered pointed arch is reflected in the coat of arms of the city of Cham as a landmark.

The Redemptorist Order built its Cham branch with the Maria Hilf monastery church between 1900 and 1909. Since then, the neo-Romanesque brick building has dominated the area north of the old town.

Klosterkirche Maria Hilf The monastery church towers over the city and shapes the cityscape. The two towers of the monastery church and the magnificent facade are visible from afar. Through the secularization in 1803, many foundations and monasteries in Bavaria were dissolved and the fathers and brothers expelled, including in Cham. Towards the end of the 19th century, however, the political and social mood changed, and many new foundations were established. In Cham too, the desire for a monastery was strong among the population, a desire that the then parish priest Michael Schmied gladly took up. With great pastoral foresight, he recognized that in addition to the parish structure, something else was needed for a living faith: a monastery and a house of retreats. Years of negotiations were conducted with the Diocese of Regensburg, the Redemptorist religious community, and the government. In 1898, the negotiations were finally successfully concluded, and the Redemptorists were able to come to Cham. In 1900, outside the city, the new construction of the monastery church, the monastery, and a house of retreats began. The Redemptorist P. Josef Schleinkofer, as the first rector of the monastery, vigorously pursued the realization of the great project. After two years of construction, the monastery and the church were completed. Subsequently, the house of retreats was started. The plans and designs for the entire church building originate from the Redemptorist brother Max Schmalzl, as does the interior design: the entire decoration of the church, altars, choir stalls. Pulpit, confessionals, bench sides, etc. In 1909, the monastery church was solemnly consecrated by the Regensburg bishop Anton von Henle. Over time, the monastery church has been renovated several times, both internally and externally. The house of retreats underwent several extensions and was renovated and brought up to current standards in the 80s and 90s. The old monastery building was sold to the district in 1989. Today, the district's music school is located in these rooms. The monastery's premises are now housed in the building section of the house of retreats. Source: www.kloster-cham.de / www.wikipedia.de

This building attracted particular attention in 1959 as a backdrop for the award-winning anti-war film Die Brücke by Bernhard Wickl. To commemorate the filming, the Lions Club brought in a metal ribbon depicting scenes from the film.

A very impressive church room.

Redemtorist monastery, brick building, built by the Redemtorist order as a branch around 1900 with the Maria Hilf church