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Tübingen District

Landkreis Sigmaringen
Veringenstadt

St. Peter and Paul Chapel (Peterskapelle) and Veringen Castle Ruins

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Veringenstadt

St. Peter and Paul Chapel (Peterskapelle) and Veringen Castle Ruins

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St. Peter and Paul Chapel (Peterskapelle) and Veringen Castle Ruins

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    Location: Veringenstadt, Landkreis Sigmaringen, Tübingen District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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    1. Large and Small Hagentor Caves – Hagentor Caves loop from Veringenstadt

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    2. Large and Small Hagentor Caves – Hagentor Caves loop from Veringendorf

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    3. Hagentor Caves – Gieß Waterfall (Veringendorf) loop from Veringenstadt

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    July 9, 2025

    Above Veringenstadt lie the ruins and the chapel next to them.
    And a beautiful view of the surrounding area.

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      April 5, 2021

      On a 675 m above sea level surrounded by the Lauchert. NN high ridge, above the parish church of St. Nikolaus and the old town center of Veringenstadt is a medieval chapel visible from afar. It is consecrated to Saints Peter and Paul, but has always been called the Peterskapelle or, in the vernacular, the Peterskirchle. The construction goes back to the 10th or 11th century. The chapel stands on the grounds of Veringen Castle and also served as the castle chapel.

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        October 1, 2021

        This chapel was dedicated to the two Saints Peter and Paul (Peter and Paul), also known as the "Prince of the Apostles". Their common feast day in the saints calendar is on June 29th.
        * Simon, nicknamed Petrus (rock), was a fisherman on Lake Genesareth when he - together with his brother - was called by Jesus Christ to be a "fisherman of men". According to the Catholic understanding he is the highest apostle, and the two millennia long line of popes - currently Francis - are in his successor. On statues and paintings Peter is almost always shown with two keys in his hand, this attribute refers to the Bible verse in Matthew: “I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; what you will bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and what you will loosen on earth will be loosened in heaven ”(Chapter 16, verse 19).
        * Paul was initially an opponent of the Christian movement and, like the other apostles, was not called to the apostleship by Jesus Christ during his lifetime, but only converted later with the famous "Damascus experience". His attribute is the sword with which he was executed. According to Roman law at the time, this was a "privilege" (quick death and not, like other types of execution, associated with a long agonizing agony) that the citizens of Rome were entitled to.

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