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Ruins of St. Ursula's Chapel and Goldbrunnen Spring

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Ruins of St. Ursula's Chapel and Goldbrunnen Spring

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Ruins of St. Ursula's Chapel and Goldbrunnen Spring

Name: Ruins of St. Ursula's Chapel and Goldbrunnen Spring
Rating: 1.9

Recommended by 36 hikers out of 40

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Location: Bad Brambach, Vogtlandkreis, Vogtland, Saxony, Germany

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2. Kapellenberg Lookout Tower – Elster Spring loop from Schönberg

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3. Großer Teich Schönberg – St. Mary's Church, Schönberg loop from Bad Brambach

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Andrea und Huskys 🐺

May 5, 2025

A donation by the Eger widow Anna Stadelmannin for the "11,000 maidens in the chapel at Schönberg" led to the first documented mention of the Chapel of Saint Ursula in 1426, which ultimately gave the Chapel Hill its name. The almost square chapel, with sides measuring seven and a half meters, was probably built towards the end of the 13th century by brothers of the Teutonic Order, as indicated by its shield, a cross carved at the spring. That the chapel was dedicated to Saint Ursula and her virgins is inferred from the arrow also carved there. This is the symbol of Ursula of Cologne, who, according to legend, was killed by an arrow shot by the Hun king Etzel outside the gates of Cologne in 383 while returning home from a pilgrimage to Rome. Etzel had fallen in love with Ursula and wanted to marry her. She refused, however. The Hun took revenge and killed her and all her companions. 11,000 virgins are said to have taken part in Ursula’s pilgrimage.

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Hel

April 22, 2019

Ruins of St. Ursula's Chapel, next door to the Gold Fountain, emerges from a stone below a tree.

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Johnny

December 25, 2016

The ruins of the chapel St. Ursula, after which the chapel mountain was named, with the nearby small source "Goldbrunnen", which protrudes from a stone below a tree. Around the place are some nice legends (see pictures).

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Location: Bad Brambach, Vogtlandkreis, Vogtland, Saxony, Germany

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Ruins of St. Ursula's Chapel and Goldbrunnen Spring

1. Kapellenberg Observation Tower – Border bridge at the Röthenbach loop from Schönberg

2. Kapellenberg Lookout Tower – Elster Spring loop from Schönberg

3. Großer Teich Schönberg – St. Mary's Church, Schönberg loop from Bad Brambach

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