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North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Euskirchen

Hellenthal

St. Edward’s Forest Chapel

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Euskirchen

Hellenthal

St. Edward’s Forest Chapel

Highlight • Religious Site

St. Edward’s Forest Chapel

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Location: Hellenthal, Euskirchen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Bernd 🌲🦌🍄🥾

March 27, 2022

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A real highlight, this idyllically situated beautiful forest chapel.
About the history of this forest chapel:
On May 7, 1897, Count Eduard de Briey, a friend of Duke Engelbert von …

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Weißkopfadler

May 23, 2017

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On May 7, 1897, a friend of the Duke of Arenberg was shot in a hunting accident in Schleiden Forest. The Duke had a chapel built on the site, which was consecrated, furnished, painted and given a Gothic oak altar in 1899 to St. Edward (patron saint of the casualty). In 1977 the chapel was badly devastated by unknown perpetrators. With the restoration it was placed under monument protection. The lonely gem in the middle of the forest is now an impressive hiking and pilgrimage destination.
Hellenthal Tourist Office, Rathausstr. 2, 53940 Hellenthal

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R.Bungartz

January 31, 2021

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Very nice chapel located in the middle of the forest and therefore actually only accessible for pedestrians. The chapel has been a listed building since 1987 and was extensively restored in 1992. A visit is definitely worthwhile, especially since some tables and benches in front of the chapel offer an ideal resting place.

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Oleftalsperre Inlet – St. Edward’s Forest Chapel loop from Hollerath

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Elevation 580 m

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Tuesday 5 May

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Location: Hellenthal, Euskirchen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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