Moselle Camino

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Moselle Camino
Destination of the Mosel-Camino in Trier: Benedictine Abbey St. Matthias
Destination of the Mosel-Camino in Trier:
Benedictine Abbey St. Matthias
Data
length 160 kmdep1
location Rhineland-Palatinate
Markers
Scallop LC RC MC.jpg
Starting point Koblenz-Stolzenfels
50 ° 18 ′ 16.9 ″  N , 7 ° 35 ′ 35.4 ″  E
Target point Trier , Benedictine Abbey of St. Matthias
49 ° 44 ′ 16.8 ″  N , 6 ° 37 ′ 53.1 ″  E
Type Long-distance hiking trail
The highest point 434 m
Lowest point 64 m
Level of difficulty easy to medium
season Spring to autumn

The Mosel-Camino ( camino: Spanish = way ) is a section in the network of the ways of St. James pilgrims in Germany. It leads from Koblenz-Stolzenfels on both sides of the Moselle to the Benedictine Abbey of St. Matthias in Trier . From there you can continue your pilgrimage via Schengen to Vézelay , the starting point of the Via Lemovicensis .

history

The Moselle Camino has been completely marked as part of the Jakobus pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela from Stolzenfels to Trier since 2008 . With regard to his route, he is independent of direct communal, church or other influence. It is sponsored by the St. Jakobusbruderschaft Trier , has been discussed with the communities concerned and has been approved by the Rhineland-Palatinate North Structure and Approval Directorate in Koblenz, which is responsible for hiking and pilgrimage routes .

For Jacob pilgrims, in connection with the ecumenical pilgrimage route, the Elisabeth path and the Lahn-Camino on the Görlitz-Eisenach-Marburg-Lahnstein axis on both sides of the Moselle and its adjacent heights, the opportunity has been created in an east-west direction to Trier to the tomb of the apostle Matthias and from there on to Santiago de Compostela.

course

The Mosel-Camino was realized on a private initiative and marked over a length of around 160 km between Stolzenfels and Trier with a number of signs and stickers with the yellow scallop shell on a blue background and yellow arrows. The converging ribs of the shell show the direction as an arrow.

The (opposite) course of the Moselle roughly indicates the south-westerly direction into the diocese town. In order to avoid the meander typical of the Moselle, the path also leads to the heights of the Eifel and Hunsrück . Some medieval castles and ruins, time-honored (monastery) churches and chapels, as well as traditional pilgrimage sites and wine villages are close by.

At the beginning of the Camino in Stolzenfels there is a short joint passage with the Jakobsweg on the left bank of the Rhine . In Klausen the Mosel-Camino meets the Eifel-Camino (from Andernach-Namedy ) and in Biewer the Via Colonensis joins it coming from Cologne . All three Way of St. James lead the pilgrims to their common goal in Trier.

Suggested stages Stage length Places in order of reaching
Stage 1 approx. 21 km Stolzenfels - Waldesch - Hünenfeld - Nassheck - Alken
Stage 2 approx. 22 km Alken - Löf - Hatzenport - Lasserg - Eltz Castle - Treis-Karden
Stage 3 approx. 28 km Treis-Karden - Maria Engelport Monastery - Beilstein - Bullay
Stage 4 approx. 25 km Bullay - Zell-Kaimt - Enkirch - Starkenburg - Traben-Trarbach
Stage 5 approx. 18 km Traben-Trarbach - Bernkastel-Kues - Lieser - Osann-Monzel
Stage 6 approx. 20 km Osann-Monzel - Klausen - Klüsserath
Stage 7 approx. 18 km Klüsserath - Schweich
Stage 8 approx. 23 km Schweich - Quint - Ehrang - Biewer - Trier

  • Pilgrimage church Bleidenberg with pilgrim stone

  • Alkene

  • St. Rochus, Hatzenport

  • Eltz Castle

  • Collegiate Church of St. Castor, Karden

  • Maria Engelport Monastery

  • Beilstein with the Carmelite Church

  • Car and Railway Bridge, Bullay

  • St. Nikolaus Hospital, Bernkastel-Kues

  • Traben-Trarbach

  • Cell

  • Pilgrimage Church of St. Maria, Klausen

  • Kluesserath

  • St. Martin, Schweich

  • Cross on the Heidestuben above Trier-Ehrang

  • Information board on the Way of St. James at St. Jakobus Church, Trier-Biewer

  • High Cathedral of St. Peter, Trier

  • Sarcophagus of the Apostle Matthias

James traces

In the course of the Mosel-Camino there are some historical, but mostly modern traces of St. James. Every year in July there is a Jakobusfest in Traben-Trarbach, in which what used to be a large pilgrimage meeting with a supporting program was integrated.

place description
Stolzenfels, parish church of St. Menas Shell stone on the staircase
Oberfell, Bleidenberg pilgrimage church Pilgrim Stone (2012)
Hatzenport, parish church St. Rochus three-part window depicting St. James
Klickerterhof Distance table to Santiago de Compostela
Treis-Karden, St. Castor's Collegiate Church James statue on the Stephen altar (1628)
painting "The true vine" (17th century)
Maria Engelport Monastery Distance table to Santiago de Compostela
Beilstein Scallop in the municipal coat of arms
Zell-Kaimt, St. Jakobus parish church Keystone with bust of St. James (15th century) and statue of St. James
Starkenburg, Protestant church Representation of St. James on the west gallery
Starkenburg Pilgrim Fountain (2013)
Pilgrim stone
Bernkastel-Kues, Parish Church of St. Michael Panel painting in the sacrament chapel
Bernkastel-Kues, St. Nikolaus-Stift Fresco in the refectory (15th century, not open to the public)
Lieser, parish church of St. Peter Frescoes next to the choir gallery and in the chancel
Klausen, pilgrimage church of St. Maria Original scallop shell from Santiago de Compostela on the staircase,
St. James relief on the confessional
Klüsserath, Echternacher Hof James Altar (1935)
Klüsserath, Parish Church of the Rosary Queen James figure on the high altar (1622)
Biewer, Biewerer Strasse St. Jacob's Fountain (1832)
Biewer, parish church of St. James Statues and window pictures
trier Jakobus statue on the Steipe
Jakobus portrait on a column in the Church of Our Lady
Distance to Santiago de Compostela at the fountain in the abbey courtyard of St. Matthias
Jakobus sculpture at the united hospitals and in the former collegiate church

  • Shell stone in Stolzenfels

  • Pilgrim stone on the Bleidenberg

  • Distance table, Klickerterhof

  • Statue at the Stephanus altar, St. Castor Karden

  • Keystone, Zell-Kaimt

  • Representation of St. James, Protestant Church, Starkenburg

  • Pilgrim stone, Starkenburg

  • Pilgrim fountain, Starkenburg

  • Representation of St. James, St. Michael, Bernkastel-Kues

  • Jakobus altar, Klüsserath

  • St. Jacob's Fountain, Biewer

  • Jakobus statue, Steipe, Trier

  • Representation of St. James, Church of Our Lady, Trier

  • James sculpture, Trier

  • James window, Hatzenport

Pilgrim stamp

In almost every stage there is the possibility of getting a pilgrim stamp for your pilgrim ID ( Spanish = credencial ).

Below is a selection of pilgrim stamps with a clear reference to the Camino de Santiago:

  • Stolzenfels

  • Oberfell / Bleidenberg

  • Treis cards

  • Traben-Trarbach

  • Bullay

  • Bernkastel-Kues

  • Keep quiet

  • St. James Brotherhood Trier

Pilgrim hostels

There are currently three pilgrimage hostels along the Mosel-Camino: the Klickerterhof above Treis-Karden, the old Latin school in Traben-Trarbach and the Eberhardsklause in Klausen.

Species protection

Bat box in front of the Klickerterhof

On numerous sections of the European Way of St. James, a start has already been made to combine path markings with species protection in order to maintain a broad biodiversity (species diversity). Numerous nesting boxes for birds and bats as well as insect hotels with yellow arrows and scallop symbols have also been hung up and set up on the Moselle Camino .

Hiking maps

Moselsteig (1: 25,000) . 1st edition. LVermGeo Rheinland-Pfalz, Koblenz 2013, ISBN 978-3-89637-422-6 .

literature

  • Karl-Josef Schäfer, Wolfgang Welter: A Way of St. James from Koblenz-Stolzenfels to Trier . 5th edition. Books on Demand, Norderstedt 2017, ISBN 978-3-8334-9888-6 .
  • Karl-Heinz Jung: Moselle Camino from Koblenz-Stolzenfels to Trier . 2nd Edition. Conrad Stein Verlag, Welver 2014, ISBN 978-3-86686-320-0 .

Web links

Commons : Mosel-Camino  - Collection of images

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Pilgrims' meeting Traben-Trarbach. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013 ; Retrieved December 12, 2013 .
  2. ^ Pilgrim stamp Mosel-Camino. Retrieved December 5, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Species protection and path marking. Retrieved December 3, 2013 .