1403
Pleterje Carthusian monastery
The Carthusians are a special monastic order, known above all for their mystery. The monks meditate for the good of the world, they do not talk to each other, but they collect and study herbs. Herbs can help us to enlightenment and the well-being of humanity. But the conclusions, the findings and the magic of herbs are carefully hidden in libraries and shared only among themselves.
The secrets of herbs, kept for the good of the people. In 1403, Count Herman II of Cologne founded a Carthusian monastery in Pleterje.