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Wichern Chapel

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Wichern Chapel

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  • Location: Bergisches Land, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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    October 12, 2020

    Hiking

    The Wichernkapelle was built in 2015 directly on the Wuppertaler Nordbahntrasse.
    It is openly accessible and offers space to pause in the middle of the hustle and bustle on the Nordbahntrasse adventure trail.


    Under professional supervision, long-term unemployed people in work opportunities carried out around 80 percent of the construction work within just six months. An achievement that everyone can be proud of - especially because an aesthetic and dignified building has been created from simple and plain materials.

    Source: a1medienbuero.de/die-wichernkapelle/#page-content
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    July 8, 2021

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    The theologian Johann Hinrich Wichern (1808-1881)
    was a formative personality in the Protestant Church and a pioneer of the diaconal
    Work, especially in the areas of child welfare and prison …
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    May 27, 2022

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    On the left is the Wicherkapelle, a place for reflection.
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    Wuppertal-Loh station – Bartholomäusstraße Viaduct loop from Völklinger Straße

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    Elevation 190 m

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    Location: Bergisches Land, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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