Reins Kloster | Key Location

Reins Monestary

The farm Rein is located on a hight overlooking the Trondheim Fjord. The farm is first mentioned in Harald Hårfagre's saga (king from around 865 to around 933), but the farm is probably much older. The farm name and location, as well as finds of burial mounds and cairns indicate that Rein may be one of the earliest settled farms in Trøndelag from the Bronze Age about 3000 years ago.

Rein's monastery was established by Duke Skule around 1226. This was a nunnery that probably belonged to the Augustinian order. Magnus Lagabøter's mother came from here, and she is said to have spent her last six years at the monastery. For about 300 years, Rein was an important religious and cultural center in the region.

The ruins of the monastery church from 1226 still characterize the area, although much of the stone is gone. The stones were reused during the reconstruction of Vår frue Kirke in Trondheim in the 17th century. Today, a park surrounds the monastery, and here it is nice to walk around on your own. Information posts have been placed around the area that tells the visitor about the history of this place.

Today, Rein Farm produces, among other things, an organic craft ice cream under the name Reins ice cream. Rein also produces organic aquavit, Reins Klosters Aquavit, and beer.