Hiking Highlight
Recommended by 175 out of 183 hikers
This Highlight is in a protected area
Please check local regulations for: Naturpark Hessischer Spessart
The very first chapel on this site dates back to the 11th century. After the Reformation, when the formerly Catholic church in Bieber had become the Protestant Lutheran Church, the Catholic citizens fought to at least be allowed to use the castle hill chapel for church services. However, this right was not granted to them until 1660. For almost two hundred years, the miners working in the area, most of whom were migrant workers from the Catholic Kahlgrund, received pastoral care in the Burgberg chapel, which is dedicated to Saint Mauritius - the patron saint of miners.
January 17, 2022
Optional starting or ending or intermediate point of many interesting tours, e.g. about the mining that took place around the castle hill, or to the celt. Ringwall or the unique nature in Lochborn.
Not to mention the mystical atmosphere there.
March 7, 2019
If you're lucky, you can even go to the chapel on Sundays
January 28, 2022
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