Lontzen-Busch
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 Belgium
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| Region : | Wallonia | ||
| Province : | Liege | ||
| District : | Verviers | ||
| Coordinates : | 50 ° 41 ′ N , 5 ° 59 ′ E | ||
| Post Code: | 4711 | ||
Lontzen-Busch (also simply called Busch ) is a village in the north of the German-speaking Community of Belgium , which belongs to the municipality of Lontzen . The place is about one kilometer northwest of Lontzen on the road to Montzen .
Worth seeing
The St. Anne's Chapel is in the center of the village . The chapel houses a Flemish altar from the 15th century, which is designated as a specially protected cultural monument . The choir is a part of the originally octagonal chapel building from 1696. The nave, a design by the Aachen architect Max Keuchen, was added in 1898.
The quarry stone-walled Hof Waldstrasse on the northern edge of the village is also under monument protection . The courtyard was built in the 17th century (first mentioned in 1651). According to oral tradition, this property is said to have been a monastery for a time.
Every year at Christmas time since 1999, a large nativity scene can be seen in the immediate vicinity of the chapel, which is set up by a local interest group.
Web links
- Images of the Flemish altar of St Anne's Chapel (accessed January 9, 2020)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Illustrations of the Flemish Renaissance altar
- ^ DG Kulturerbe-Portal: Protected objects in Lontzen , accessed on April 4, 2014
- ↑ Aachener Zeitung: Crèche in Lontzen, Belgium, attracts more and more visitors accessed January 9, 2020
