Vyšší Brod Monastery, also known as Hohenfurth Abbey, is a Cistercian monastery in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It stands on the right bank of the Vltava River in the southwestern part of the town of Vyšší Brod. It was founded in 1259 and is a recognized cultural monument.
The monastery is Gothic in style. Its main features are the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and a gate house.
The monastery was dissolved twice, on 17 April 1941 and on 4 May 1950, and it was reestablished in 1945 and 1990. Mass is celebrated only in the form of the 1962 Roman Missal, with Cistercian propers. A branch of the Prague Postal Museum is housed in the monastery.
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