Kalvarienberg (Alendorf)

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Calvary
Summit cross on the Kalvarienberg

Summit cross on the Kalvarienberg

height 522.8  m above sea level NHN
location Blankenheim (Ahr) , Euskirchen district , North Rhine-Westphalia
Mountains Ahr Mountains , Eifel
Coordinates 50 ° 22 '2 "  N , 6 ° 38' 29"  E Coordinates: 50 ° 22 '2 "  N , 6 ° 38' 29"  E
Kalvarienberg (Alendorf) (North Rhine-Westphalia)
Kalvarienberg (Alendorf)

The Alendorf calvary is a 523 meter high calvary in the nature reserve Lampertstal and Alendorfer Kalktriften with Fuhrbach and Mackental near Alendorf , a place in the municipality of Blankenheim in the Euskirchen district .

history

Count Salentin Ernst von Manderscheid-Blankenheim (* 1630) realized the idea of ​​an ancestor whom the Alendorfer landscape and the Kelberg (originally called) should have reminded of those in Jerusalem. Between 1663 and 1680 Salentin first had seven stations of the cross and a chapel built on the mountain according to the older tradition. Seven more stations were added in the 19th century. The chapel at the site of today's cross no longer exists. The stations, some of which were heavily weathered, were restored with the support of the NRW Foundation .

view

From the top of the Kalvarienberg there is a broad view over the Eifel . The Hohe Acht and the Nürburg, 23 kilometers away, can be seen. You can also see the surrounding communities such as Ripsdorf . The Alendorfer Kalvarienberg is one of the so-called Eifel views recognized by the North Eifel Nature Park .

Pilgrimage

During Holy Week processions take place from the Gothic church of St. Agatha (1494) to the Alendorfer Kalvarienberg. The ascent from the village is a good one kilometer. On the way, the pilgrims pass stations of the cross, which trace the suffering of Jesus Christ. There are more crosses around the summit. The crosses are made of red sandstone. There are fourteen stations in total.

vegetation

The hill is covered with limestone grassland , which is kept free by regularly grazing sheep. Juniper bushes grow a few meters apart . They shape the image of the Alendorfer Kalvarienberg from afar.

  • View from Kalvarienberg to Alendorf and Wacholder

  • View from the Eifelsteig to the Kalvarienberg

  • Church in Alendorf, in the background the Kalvarienberg (painting by Fritz von Wille )

Web links

Commons : Calvary  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ German basic map 1: 5000
  2. ↑ Wildemann, Th. In the yearbook of the Rheinische Denkmalpflege 1936, issue 3 quoted. at http://www.karmantan.de/kreuzwegalendorf2.html
  3. ↑ http://www.nrw-stiftung.de/projekte/projekt.php?pid=460
  4. ^ Kalvarienberg in Blankenheim-Alendorf . eifel-blicke.de. January 3, 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
  5. ↑ KREUZWEG ON THE KALVARIENBERG NEAR ALENDORF WELCOME TO PRAYER AND BOTANIZE . nrw-stiftung.de. March 1, 2007. Retrieved January 3, 2013.