Pilgrimage on foot from Kottenheim to Bornhofen
The annual foot pilgrimage to Bornhofen is part of the religious tradition of the Catholics in Kottenheim .
history
The first foot pilgrimage from Kottenheim to the miraculous image of the Sorrowful Mother of God in the Bornhofen monastery is documented in 1695 . Since 1719 the people of Kottenheim have been making a pilgrimage to Bornhofen on September 7th every year for the birth of Mary on September 8th.
Pilgrimage
The pilgrimage starts early in the morning on September 7th, after a pilgrimage in the parish church of St. Nikolaus , at the cemetery of Kottenheim. This is where the brother masters greet the pilgrims . The route leads via Hausen and Nettesürsch to Polch. There breakfast is taken in a restaurant. It continues via Grappenach and Küttig to Kalt. A short rest follows at the Kalter Kappelchen. Passing the Kehr chapel, it goes through the nightingale valley to Löf. Alken can be reached via the Moselle bridge. In the shooting hall, the pilgrims can expect lunch from the local shooting society. Then a steep ascent leads to Pfaffenheck. After an equally steep descent, the Bopparder Mühltal is reached. In Boppard, the group of pilgrims crossed the river to Bornhofen on the other side of the Rhine, where they made their ceremonial entry into the monastery church. After dinner in one of the local restaurants, pilgrims who do not want to spend the night in Bornhofen have the option of returning to Kottenheim by bus.
On September 8th there is an offer to travel by bus from Kottenheim to the High Mass for Mary's Birth in Bornhofen. After the morning mass, lunch at Liebenstein Castle above Bornhofen. In the late afternoon they all return to Kottenheim by bus. There the pilgrims are already expected at the train station. This ties in with the past when you returned by ship to Andernach and from there by train to Kottenheim. Pilgrims and many citizens of Kottenheim move from the train station to the parish church for the festive closing service. The priest is presented with white and red grapes. After the fair, the "Bornhofenwecken" will be distributed by the brother masters.
Number of participants
171 | 1894 | 149 | 1914 | 120 | 1934 | 125 | 1954 | 106 | 1974 | 125 | 1994 | 75 | 2014 | |||||
208 | 1895 | 102 | 1915 | 132 | 1935 | 108 | 1955 | 148 | 1975. | 93 | 1995 | 69 | 2015 | |||||
183 | 1896 | 127 | 1916 | 91 | 1936 | 120 | 1956 | 95 | 1976 | 103 | 1996 | 68 | 2016 | |||||
186 | 1897 | 129 | 1917 | 86 | 1937 | 170 | 1957 | 91 | 1977 | 101 | 1997 | 76 | 2017 | |||||
169 | 1898 | 189 | 1918 | 84 | 1938 | 118 | 1958 | 118 | 1978. | 92 | 1998 | 75 | 2018 | |||||
171 | 1899 | 156 | 1919 | 59 | 1939 | 137 | 1959 | 141 | 1979 | 100 | 1999 | 72 | 2019 | |||||
1900 | 142 | 1920 | 146 | 1940 | 109 | 1960 | 181 | 1980 | 102 | 2000 | ||||||||
186 | 1901 | 116 | 1921 | 149 | 1941 | 106 | 1961 | 128 | 1981 | 101 | 2001 | |||||||
206 | 1902 | 122 | 1922 | 79 | 1942 | 97 | 1962 | 144 | 1982 | 101 | 2002 | |||||||
158 | 1903 | 107 | 1923 | 95 | 1943 | 131 | 1963 | 124 | 1983 | 100 | 2003 | |||||||
162 | 1904 | 168 | 1924 | 2 | 1944 | 83 | 1964 | 126 | 1984 | 84 | 2004 | |||||||
131 | 1905 | 68 | 1925 | 114 | 1945 | 81 | 1965 | 175 | 1985 | 75 | 2005 | |||||||
136 | 1906 | 111 | 1926 | 172 | 1946 | 101 | 1966 | 187 | 1986 | 88 | 2006 | |||||||
180 | 1907 | 131 | 1927 | 187 | 1947 | 94 | 1967 | 148 | 1987 | 92 | 2007 | |||||||
153 | 1908 | 124 | 1928 | 150 | 1948 | 112 | 1968 | 164 | 1988 | 92 | 2008 | |||||||
95 | 1909 | 136 | 1929 | 126 | 1949 | 117 | 1969 | 126 | 1989 | 69 | 2009 | |||||||
98 | 1910 | 141 | 1930 | 108 | 1950 | 67 | 1970 | 128 | 1990 | 80 | 2010 | |||||||
101 | 1911 | 73 | 1931 | 120 | 1951 | 106 | 1971 | 153 | 1991 | 88 | 2011 | |||||||
131 | 1912 | 77 | 1932 | 157 | 1952 | 92 | 1972 | 98 | 1992 | 78 | 2012 | |||||||
141 | 1913 | 74 | 1933 | 125 | 1953 | 84 | 1973 | 96 | 1993 | 78 | 2013 |
organization
Initially two brothers and sisters were responsible for the organization of the pilgrimage, but since 1954 this task has been carried out by four brothers. On the crossing by ship from Boppard to Bornhofen, a new brother master is elected from among the male pilgrims. His term of office is four years.
List of Brother Masters
Mathias Montebaur | 1856 | Anton Ott | 1926 | Alfons Lung | 1996 | ||
Nikolaus Schmitz | 1857 | Johann Hoffmann | 1927 | Karl Ernst Weiler | 1997 | ||
Caspar Pickel | 1858 | Klemens Hoffmann | 1928 | Erich Weiler | 1998 | ||
Johann Montebaur | 1859 | Peter Weber | 1929 | Thomas May | 1999 | ||
Josef Busch | 1860 | Anton Lung | 1930 | Christoph Klink | 2000 | ||
Michael May | 1861 | Servatius Winniger | 1931 | Frank Heuft | 2001 | ||
Jakob Schmitz | 1862 | Albert Hoffmann | 1932 | Wolfgang Bell | 2002 | ||
Johann-Josef Mannebach | 1863 | Johann Milles | 1933 | Claudius Engelhardt | 2003 | ||
Johann Kehrig | 1864 | Johann Mannebach | 1934 | Thomas Hoffmann | 2004 | ||
Mathias Moog | 1865 | Georg May | 1935 | Johannes Nell | 2005 | ||
Anton shield | 1866 | Julius Kehrig | 1936 | Peter Mohr | 2006 | ||
Anton Kleff | 1867 | Albert Jünger | 1937 | Thomas Röckelein | 2007 | ||
Nikolaus Weiler | 1868 | Anton Kaes | 1938 | Hansi Bell | 2008 | ||
Johann May | 1869 | Felix Schmitz | 1939 | Franz-Peter Seifert | 2009 | ||
Paul Moog | 1870 | Clemens Haupt | 1940 | Guido Walter | 2010 | ||
Johann Moog | 1871 | Peter Lung | 1941 | Christoph Konrad | 2011 | ||
Christoph Pickel | 1872 | Josef Schmitz | 1942 | Thomas Konrad | 2012 | ||
Peter Schmitz | 1873 | Peter Minkes | 1943 | Guido Weber | 2013 | ||
Johann Schönberg | 1874 | 1944 | Alexander Drefs | 2014 | |||
Johann Elzer | 1875 | Franz Lung | 1945 | Dr. Martin Hoffmann | 2015 | ||
Peter-Josef Pies | 1876 | Josef Milles | 1946 | Marcus Ott | 2016 | ||
Clemens Schmitz | 1877 | Toni Milles | 1947 | Christoph Kranz | 2017 | ||
Nikolaus Müller | 1878 | Alois Henzgen | 1948 | Simon Kaiser | 2018 | ||
Cornel Moog | 1879 | Anton Eultgem | 1949 | Mathias Hoffmann | 2019 | ||
Johann-Wilhelm Montebaur | 1880 | Karl Schlich | 1950 | ||||
Wilhelm Minkes | 1881 | Kornel Milles | 1951 | ||||
Clemens Mannebach | 1882 | Josef Konrad | 1952 | ||||
Anton Mannebach | 1883 | Clemens Hilger | 1953 | ||||
Mathias Hoffmann | 1884 | Walter Spitzlei | 1954 | ||||
Mathias Bell | 1885 | Anton Petzenhausen | 1955 | ||||
Johann-Georg Mannebach | 1886 | Richard Hilger | 1956 | ||||
Carl-Joseph May | 1887 | Heinrich locks | 1957 | ||||
Georg Schmitz | 1888 | Ferdinand Höhnen | 1958 | ||||
Cornel Mürlebach | 1889 | Heinrich Nell | 1959 | ||||
Johann Bell | 1890 | Ernst Weiler | 1960 | ||||
Johann-Josef Nell | 1891 | Theo Kohlhaas | 1961 | ||||
Cornel Bell | 1892 | Walter Elzer | 1962 | ||||
Johann Schmitz | 1893 | Franz-Josef Lung | 1963 | ||||
Georg Lung | 1894 | Cornelius Büsch | 1964 | ||||
Johann-Josef Mannebach | 1895 | Willi knowledge | 1965 | ||||
Clemens Hilger | 1896 | Karl Braunstein | 1966 | ||||
Michael Sattler | 1897 | Michael Gedak | 1967 | ||||
Peter Eich | 1898 | Robert Schnoor | 1968 | ||||
Jakob Mürlebach | 1899 | Walter Schweitzer | 1969 | ||||
Johann Herschbach | 1900 | Alois Hoffmann | 1970 | ||||
Johann Schmitz | 1901 | Alois knowledge | 1971 | ||||
Mathias Bell | 1902 | Günther Thomas | 1972 | ||||
Wilhelm Sattler | 1903 | Walter shield | 1973 | ||||
Mathias Pickel | 1904 | Benedikt Schäfer | 1974 | ||||
Nikolaus Hilger | 1905 | Willi Müller | 1975 | ||||
Johann-Josef Montebaur | 1906 | Rolf Pleinen | 1976 | ||||
Mathias Leimbach | 1907 | Hermann-Josef Bernert | 1977 | ||||
Johann Lung | 1908 | Karl-Heinz Bell | 1978 | ||||
Georg Lung | 1909 | Alois Haupt | 1979 | ||||
Johann May | 1910 | Klaus Mohr | 1980 | ||||
Ferdinand Kloos | 1911 | Heinz Geisbüsch | 1981 | ||||
Anton Leimbach | 1912 | Bernhard Kaiser | 1982 | ||||
Johann Mannebach | 1913 | Hans-Paul Gerharz | 1983 | ||||
Klemens Bell | 1914 | Heinz Halft | 1984 | ||||
Nikolaus Kleff | 1915 | Josef Moog | 1985 | ||||
Josef Luxem | 1916 | Helmut Kehrig | 1986 | ||||
Nicholas May | 1917 | Hans-Peter Loosen | 1987 | ||||
Jakob Konrad | 1918 | Werner Germer | 1988 | ||||
Michael Schoenberg | 1919 | Egon Weber | 1989 | ||||
Franz Pickel | 1920 | Rudolf Weiler | 1990 | ||||
Johann May | 1921 | Bernd Kehrig | 1991 | ||||
Anton Schoenberg | 1922 | Jürgen Steffens | 1992 | ||||
Georg Milles | 1923 | Dr. Alexander juicy | 1993 | ||||
Nikolaus Weber | 1924 | Axel Pickel | 1994 | ||||
Josef Mohr | 1925 | Franz-Josef Krechel | 1995 |
literature
- Dr. Alexander Saftig : History of the Bornhofen pilgrimage in Kottenheim to the painful Mother of God . 3. Edition. Self-published, Kottenheim 2006.