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Collegiate Church Enger

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Collegiate Church Enger

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    Location: Enger, Herford, Detmold District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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    June 17, 2023

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    The collegiate church in Enger dates from the 14th century. However, the location itself is much older and goes back to the time of Widukind, around the year 800.
    So it couldn't be more apt that even Widukind is said to have founded the church himself and even more: to be buried here as well. It will probably never be proven definitively, but at least some documents, finds and the spatial reference to Mathilde, who was born a few years later, indicate that the imposing sarcophagus in the chancel actually contains the bones of Duke Widukind of Saxony!
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    "... The goal of many visitors to the Widukindstadt Enger is the historic collegiate church with its treasures:

    +++ the tomb of the Saxon Duke Widukind

    +++ the three-winged …
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