Saint John the Baptist (also John the Baptist), to whom this Gimborn church is dedicated, is—like Saint Joseph—a man on the threshold between the Old and New Testaments. His parents …

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The Catholic Church of St. Johann Baptist is a listed three-aisled neo-Gothic hall church. Its origin goes back to the castle chapel of Gimborn Castle.

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August 8, 2020

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Beautiful church that was built in the second half of the 19th century on the site of the old Romanesque castle chapel. Well-tended graves in the adjacent cemetery.

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Elevation 270 m

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Saturday 14 March

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