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Plague Chapel in the Lay vineyard (Minheim)

Plague Chapel in the Lay vineyard (Minheim)

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Plague Chapel in the Lay vineyard (Minheim)

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Location: Minheim, Bernkastel-Wittlich, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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1. Moselloreley Viewpoint – View of Alt-Piesport loop from Minheim

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2. Viewpoint Moselloreley – Moselloreley Rock loop from Alt-Piesport

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3. Moselloreley Viewpoint – View of the Wintrich Dam loop from Dhron

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Petri

May 29, 2020

From 1700 to 1710 Minheim was ravaged by the plague and badly hit. The believers sought refuge in prayer and asked the plague saints Sebastian and Rochus for help. Out of gratitude that they were spared the disease, the surviving citizens built a “plague chapel”. In 1966, however, it was torn down and replaced in 1989 by today's plague chapel.

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Sabine 🦁

November 15, 2021

The plague chapel is a "replacement chapel" for the original chapel, which was built in 1610 by the survivors of Piesport on the outskirts of Piesport in the direction of Klausen. In 1966 it had to give way to the construction of the new district road; the replacement chapel was built twenty years later on the heights of the Moselle loop in Piesport.

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Peter62

September 24, 2021

After the plague broke out at the beginning of the 18th century and survived around 10 years, a chapel was built at the exit of Minheim. This fell victim to road construction in 1966.
Today's chapel in the Lay vineyard is a new building from 1989.
From above you have a beautiful view over the Moselle to the Piesporter Goldtröpfchen.
The most attractive way to get to this vantage point is via stairs and serpentine paths straight up from the banks of the Moselle. In between, you walk a few meters on a wide path, the junction to the right uphill is easy to miss.

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Location: Minheim, Bernkastel-Wittlich, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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Plague Chapel in the Lay vineyard (Minheim)

1. Moselloreley Viewpoint – View of Alt-Piesport loop from Minheim

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