Nuns patting

Bronze plaques mark the entire trail

The so-called Nonnenpättken is a historical connection and escape route from the Cistercian monastery of Gravenhorst to Bevergern .

history

Already in 1487 the then when it was Hilliger path called Path (Low German Pättken ) mentioned Gravenhorst in a document of the monastery. It led directly to the great tower of the former castle in Bevergern . The canons also bought his town house in Bevergern from an indebted citizen in 1643. It was intended to serve as a refuge for the nuns in danger. The half-timbered house , now known as the monastery courtyard, was built in 1669 and continued to serve as a refuge after the Thirty Years' War . So the name Nonnenpättken became common for the connection route to the Gravenhorst monastery.

trail

Beginning of the Nonnenpättken at the Gravenhorst monastery with a drawbridge over the graves

"Bergeshöveder Steg", pedestrian bridge over the Dortmund-Ems Canal

The now over 4 km long hiking trail leads from the monastery over the so-called million bridge on the Mittelland Canal and then east of the Huckberg through the Gravenhorster gorge to the wet triangle . On the pedestrian bridge Bergeshöveder web is Dortmund Ems channel crosses and reaches the local situation of Bevergern.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Origin of the street name in Bevergern ( Memento of the original from February 11, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ Hiking on the Nonnenpättken.Retrieved August 28, 2010