Lahn-Camino

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Lahn-Camino
Start of the Lahn-Camino in Wetzlar: Cathedral of Our Lady
Start of the Lahn-Camino in Wetzlar:
Cathedral of Our Lady
Data
length 146 kmdep1
location Hessen , Rhineland-Palatinate
Markers
Scallop LC RC MC.jpg
Starting point Wetzlar , Cathedral of Our Lady
50 ° 33 ′ 21.2 ″  N , 8 ° 30 ′ 7.7 ″  E
Target point Oberlahnstein , Hospital Chapel
50 ° 17 ′ 58.7 ″  N , 7 ° 36 ′ 19.9 ″  E
Type Long-distance hiking trail
The highest point 350 m
Lowest point 63 m
Level of difficulty medium
season Spring to autumn

The Lahn-Camino ( Spanish camino , way ' ) is a section in the network of the ways of the pilgrims in Germany. It leads from Wetzlar mostly on the heights of the Lahn valley to the St. Jakobus hospital chapel in Oberlahnstein . From there you can continue your pilgrimage on the Rhine Camino to Kaub or via Koblenz-Stolzenfels on the Moselle Camino to Trier or the St. James Way on the left bank of the Rhine to Bingen am Rhein .

history

The route is historically not proven beyond doubt, but based on some evidence, a medieval Jacob's route could have led through the Lahn valley. Pilgrims primarily orientated themselves on army and trade routes or rivers. Churches, monasteries, hostels and hospitals were built along these paths. For example, a fragment of a scallop shell was found during excavations in the Protestant church of St. Kastor in Dausenau . All that remains of the former hospital in Oberlahnstein is the St. Jakobus chapel, in which a medieval grave of a pilgrim of St. James was found during renovation work (1985–1989). Villmar pilgrims to the apostles' graves in Santiago and Trier ( St. Matthias ) are mentioned in 1491 on the occasion of the establishment of a brotherhood of James, Matthias and Sebastian (dissolved in the 17th century). From the meeting point in Lahnstein , the pilgrims could reach destinations such as Cologne , Aachen or Trier and had access to the Way of St. James through France to Santiago de Compostela .

course

The Lahn-Camino was first marked in 2001 over a length of around 146 km between Wetzlar and Oberlahnstein by the Taunus Club with numerous signs and stickers with the stylized yellow scallop shell on a blue background. The converging ribs of the shell show the direction as an arrow. The Middle Rhine regional group of the St. Jakobus-Gesellschaft Rheinland-Pfalz-Saarland e. V. assumed responsibility for the maintenance of the marking.

Suggested stage Stage length Places in order of reaching
Stage 1 approx. 25 km Wetzlar - Nauborn - Laufdorf - Solms-Oberndorf - Braunfels - Weilburg
Stage 2 approx. 26 km Weilburg - Freienfels - Weinbach - Elkerhausen - Langhecke - Villmar
Stage 3 approx. 23 km Villmar - Runkel - Eschhofen - ( Dietkirchen ) - Limburg - Diez
Stage 4 approx. 26 km Diez - Balduinstein - Obernhof
Stage 5 approx. 24 km Obernhof - Nassau - Misselberg - ( Dausenau ) - Bad Ems
Stage 6 approx. 22 km Bad Ems - Mielle - Frücht - Friedrichssegen - Oberlahnstein

  • Cathedral Square, Wetzlar

  • Braunfels

  • Villmar

  • Runkel

  • St. Lubentius, Dietkirchen

  • Cathedral, Limburg

  • Oranienstein Castle, Diez

  • Ruins of the Brunnenburg monastery church

  • Arnstein Abbey, Obernhof

  • Nassau Castle

  • St. Kastor, Dausenau

  • Russian Church, Bad Ems

  • Hospital chapel, Oberlahnstein

James traces

In the course of the Lahn-Camino there are some traces and representations of St. James.

place description
Wetzlar, Cathedral of Our Lady James statue on the facade
Weilburg, König-Konrad-Platz at the Landtor Granite stele with scallop shell
Villmar, parish church of St. Peter and Paul James Altar (1763, Hadamar Baroque)
Dietkirchen, parish church of St. Lubentius James statue
Limburg, cathedral Scallop shell on the altar of the sacrament
chapel childlike representation of St. James in the family tree of Jesus
St. James on the gallery line
Dausenau, St. Kastor Church Representation of St. James in the choir
Oberlahnstein, St. Jakobus Hospital Chapel James statue and symbols

  • James altar, Villmar

  • Jakobus statue, Dietkirchen

  • Sacrament chapel, Limburg Cathedral

  • Representation of St. James, Dausenau

  • Tympanum of the hospital chapel, Oberlahnstein

  • Portal of the hospital chapel, Oberlahnstein

  • James statue in the hospital chapel, Oberlahnstein

Pilgrim stamp

Stamp office in Mielle

In almost every stage there is the possibility of getting a pilgrim stamp for your pilgrim ID ( Spanish = credencial ). In Dausenau, Mialen and Oberlahnstein stamps specially designed for the Lahn-Camino are kept ready.

Hiking maps

  • LVermGeo Rhineland-Palatinate: Nassau Nature Park (1: 50,000) . 7th edition. Koblenz 2011, ISBN 978-3-89637-305-2 .

literature

Web links

Commons : Lahn-Camino  - Collection of images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Michael Hans Peter Eisenbarth: St. Jakobus Hospital Chapel in Lahnstein / Rhine . 1st edition. Imprimatur Verlag, Lahnstein 2010, ISBN 978-3-9813195-2-1 .
  2. ↑ Petrus Becker OSB: The Benedictine Abbey of St. Eucharius-St. Matthias before Trier . Ed .: Max Planck Institute for History (=  Germania Sacra , New Series . Volume 34 ). de Gruyter, Berlin / New York 1996, ISBN 3-11-015023-9 , §6 The property , p. 575 .
  3. ↑ Lahn-Camino pilgrim stamp. Retrieved December 19, 2013 .