Mariawald Abbey

Mariawald Abbey (German: Abtei Mariawald) was a monastery of the Trappists (formally known as the Cistercians of the Strict Observance), located above the village of Heimbach, in the district of Düren in the Eifel, in the forests around Kermeter, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. In September 2018, the last remaining monks left Mariawald Abbey.

The business had been taken over on the basis of a leasehold by "Kloster Mariawald GmbH & Co. KG" since 1 January 2021, while the church buildings remain under direct control of the Diocese of Aachen and the "Kloster Mariawald e.V." as a trustee of the former monastic community. "Abtei Mariawald" continues to be used as a place name even after the closure of the religious community.