Catholic Educational House "St. Ursula"

Inner courtyard

Catholic Home Education Center

In the city center of Erfurt, directly on the Anger, lies the Bildungshaus St. Ursula - on the grounds of a monastery with over 800 years of history. This tradition shapes the location and offers the best conditions for a modern conference center.

  • a place where education has space and time
  • a place to meet and stay
  • a place where hospitality can be experienced

You will find the best conditions to attend a seminar, to organize a conference or to stay with a group in our house. Service, cordiality and competence distinguish us as a church-run house.

In addition to four modernly equipped conference rooms, there are cafeteria areas and club rooms that invite people to meet, as well as a house chapel as a place of peace and prayer.

Our house has 39 quiet, lovingly and carefully furnished guest rooms with a total of 58 beds. The furnishings are concentrated on the essentials - in keeping with the monastic ambience. All rooms have shower/WC.  Two rooms are barrier-free.

As an institution of Catholic adult education, the house offers a diverse seminar program. The main topics range from "Church and Faith" to "Culture and Society" to "Spirituality and Health".  Other topics are aimed specifically at couples and families, women and men, grandparents and senior citizens. But creative activities as well as dance and music also have their place.

The team of the Bildungshaus is looking forward to your visit!

Certified in the period

June 2022 - May 2025

Accessibility certified People with walking disabilities

Barrier-free information

Short Report as PDF

All test relevant areas meet the quality criteria of the label "Accessibility tested - partially barrier-free for people with walking disabilities".

Some information on accessibility are listed below. Detailed information can be found in the test report. 

  • There is a general parking lot. There are two unmarked parking spaces in the yard for people with disabilities (parking space size: 350 cm x 500 cm; distance to entrance approx. 50 m).
  • Outdoor paths are easy to walk and drive on due to their surface characteristics, but the parking lot is not.
  • The main entrance and the entrances to house 1 and 2 are accessible without thresholds or steps. The main entrance door is opened without any effort on your part (lever handle, light barrier, motion detector etc.).
  • The reception counter is 100 cm to 110 cm high. There is another, equivalent communication possibility while sitting.
  • All evaluated passageways and doors are at least 81 cm wide.
  • There are no carousel or rotary doors.
  • All evaluated areas usable by the guest are accessible at ground level or by elevator.
  • The dining room can be reached by elevator. The elevator cab measures 100 cm x 140 cm. There is no horizontal control panel (height of the control buttons 87 cm to 100 cm).
  • The elevator cab in house 1 measures 100 cm x 160 cm. There is no horizontal control panel (height of the control buttons 98 cm to 122 cm).
  • The elevator cab in house 2 measures 100 cm x 140 cm. There is no horizontal control panel (height of the control buttons 100 cm to 115 cm).
  • There are wheelchair accessible tables in the dining room.
  • If you register in advance, suitable aids will be organised on request.

Room 20 with bathroom (single bedroom) in house 2

  • The width of the room door is 81 cm.
  • The maneuvering spaces are: 
    in front of essential immobile furnishings 300 cm x 116 cm;
    right next to the bed 200 cm x 200 cm, on the left the bed stands next to the wall.
  • The bed is 58 cm high.
  • The width of the bathroom door is 81 cm.
  • In the sanitary room the maneuvering spaces are as follows: 
    at the door 300 cm x 116 cm;
    in front of WC and washbasin min. 150 cm x 150 cm;
    left of the toilet 90 cm x 54 cm, right 25 cm x 54 cm.
  • There are handles which can be folded up on both sides of the toilet.
  • The washbasin has limited wheelchair access.
  • The mirror can be seen while standing or sitting.
  • The shower area at ground level is 150 cm x 150 cm. There is a shower chair and horizontal grab handles.
  • An alarm trigger (button) is present at a height of 90 cm.

Public toilet for people with disabilities at the reception

  • The width of the sliding door to the sanitary room is 86 cm.
  • In the toilet the maneuvering spaces are: 
    at the door 300 cm x 120 cm;
    in front of the toilet and washbasin 140 cm x 150 cm;
  • left of the toilet 92 cm x 70 cm, right 55 cm x 70 cm.
  • There are handles which can be folded up on both sides of the toilet.
  • The washbasin is wheelchair accessible.
  • The mirror cannot be seen while sitting.
  • An alarm trigger (cord) is present at a height of 49 cm.

Public toilet for people with disabilities in house 2

  • The width of the door to the sanitary room is 92 cm.
  • In the toilet the maneuvering spaces are: 
    at the door, in front of the toilet and the washbasin 127 cm x 140 cm;
    to the left of the toilet 80 cm x 55 cm, the toilet is not accessible from the right.
  • There are handles on both sides of the toilet. The left handle can be folded up.
  • The washbasin has limited wheelchair access.
  • The mirror can be seen while standing or sitting.

Evaluation report: Download as PDF

Some information on accessibility are listed below. Detailed information can be found in the test report at the end of this text. 

  • There is no alarm.
  • There is no audio induction loop.
  • In the elevators to the dining room as well as in house 1 and 2, an emergency call is confirmed acoustically, but not optically. Alternatively, stairs are available.
  • In the evaluated room 21 in house 2 there is  freely available outlet near the bed.
  • The ringing at the room door is not indicated by a flashing signal.
  • In the dining room there are tables with bright and glare-free lighting, where there are no lamps that restrict the field of vision. There are seating areas with low background noises.

Evaluation report: Download as PDF

Some information on accessibility are listed below. Detailed information can be found in the test report at the end of this text. 

  • Assistance dogs are not allowed.
  • The entrances are visually high in contrast.
  • The main entrance door is opened without any effort on your part (lever handle, light barrier, motion detector etc.).
  • Glass doors are not marked with safety markings.
  • Operating elements can be detected tactilely throughout the entire building and are visually rich in contrast almost everywhere.
  • In the elevators to the dining room and in house 1 and 2, an emergency call is confirmed acoustically. The stopping position is not announced by speech. Control elements are usually tactile and visually rich in contrast. 
  • Stairs have handrails, but no high-contrast step surfaces. 
  • The evaluated rooms and corridors usable by the guest, the elevators and staircases are brightly lit and glare-free.
  • There is no information in Braille or prismatic writing.

Evaluation report: Download as PDF

Some information on accessibility are listed below. Detailed information can be found in the test report at the end of this text. 

  • The name and logo of the company are clearly visible from the outside.
  • A business card with address and telephone number of the company is visibly displayed in the room.
  • There is no menu in the dining room, the dishes are not presented visibly.
  • Information is not displayed in easy language nor with pictograms or pictures.
  • There is no colored or pictorial guidance system.
  • The destination of the path is usually within sight. There are no path signs at a visible distance.

Evaluation report: Download as PDF

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