Walburgis Chapel (Fürth-Weschnitz)
The Walburgiskapelle is an east above the Fürth local part Weschnitz preferred Chapel that the Holy Walburga is dedicated.
It is believed that it was built on the site of a pre-Christian sanctuary. A first building can be proven from 1671. A new chapel was built in 1815. In the years 1935 to 1937, the previous simple building was expanded to include a somewhat larger hall building in front of the original chapel. A special feature is the 17th century Walburga statue, which is located in the chapel. Behind the chapel is a place with a stone altar, which is used for pilgrimage services in the open air.
An important long-distance hiking trail, the Nibelungensteig, leads past the Walburgis Chapel .
literature
- Josef Metzendorf: The Walburgis Chapel and other notable sites near Weschnitz in the Odenwald . In: History sheets of the Bergstrasse district, Vol. 13. Lorsch 1980. P. 109 ff.
Coordinates: 49 ° 39 '17.4 " N , 8 ° 50' 51.5" E