Girsterklause

Girsterklause ( German ) Giischterklaus ( lux. ) Girsterklaus ( French ) Community Rosport-Mompach
Coordinates :	49 ° 47 '  N , 6 ° 30'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 47 '6 "  N , 6 ° 29' 55"  E
Height :	318 m
Residents :	11 (Jan. 2, 2018)
Postal code :	6558
Location of Girsterklause in Luxembourg
View of the Girsterklause

Girsterklause ( Luxembourgish Giischterklaus ) is a district of the municipality of Rosport-Mompach ( canton Echternach ) in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the oldest pilgrimage site in Luxembourg. Until 1822 the Girsterklause belonged to the Born community, after its dissolution it came to the Rosport community and has belonged to the Rosport-Mompach community since January 1, 2018, which arose from the merger of the Rosport and Mompach communities.

location

The Girsterklause is raised high above the Sauer Valley . Neighboring towns are Hinkel and Girst .

Pilgrimage chapel

The Girsterklause , consecrated to the Assumption of Mary, was first mentioned on February 27, 1329. The place existed before, however, because the tower of the pilgrimage chapel is of Romanesque origin and thus dates from the 11th or 12th century. Already at that time the hermitage was a place of pilgrimage to the Virgin Mary. The goal of the pilgrimage is the "Mother of God of the Hieselterheck", a small figure of the Mother of God who is depicted sitting and which dates from the 13th century. She is one of the few figures that have survived from this period.

Web links

Commons : Girsterklause  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ Nombre d'habitants. In: Website of the municipality of Rosport-Mompach. Retrieved May 2, 2018 . 
2. ↑ The Girsterklaus Chapel. In: Rosport website. Retrieved May 2, 2018 .