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St. Edward’s Forest Chapel

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Euskirchen

Hellenthal

St. Edward’s Forest Chapel

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St. Edward’s Forest Chapel

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

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1. View of Oleftalsperre – St. Edward’s Forest Chapel loop from Hellenthal

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2. St. Eduard Forest Chapel – Hasenbrückchen loop from Hellenthal

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3. Meanders of the Olef – St. Edward’s Forest Chapel loop from Miescheid

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Weißkopfadler

May 23, 2017

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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Bernd 🌲🦌🍄🥾

March 27, 2022

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 Arenberg, had an accident while hunting.
A document from 1899, which was embedded in the altar base, says: "The young count went hunting for roebucks at noon on the day mentioned, followed by the ducal Arenberg forester Stoll carrying the gun. The latter stumbled, causing the gun to discharge and the Shot through the back and abdomen of the advancing count." Count des Briey died in Hellenthal the following night.
In 1898, Duke Engelbert had this memorial chapel built at the site of the accident, which was consecrated on May 2, 1899 in the name of St. Edward. The construction work was entrusted to the master bricklayer Hassel from Reifferscheid; The carved wooden altar was made by the sculptor Johann Heinen from Hellenthal, who also painted the chapel in 1905 and created the cross on the wall to the right of the altar in 1923.
On the wall to the left of the altar is a cast of an old stove plate ("Takenplatte") from one of the earlier Arenberg iron foundries (FACTUM.ARENBERQ.ANNO 1657)
In 1997, from February to July, the chapel was severely damaged four times by unknown perpetrators. The wooden altar and three of the four pews were finally completely burned; wooden crosses, missal stands and other objects were also destroyed.
Then the interior painting and the windows had to be completely renewed by the company Winter from Hellenthal. The altar base was covered with a natural stone slab by the Jäger company from Hellenthal.
After the chapel had been placed under monument protection in 1987, the Arenberg administration, in close cooperation with the lower monument protection authority and the Rhenish Office for Monument Preservation, arranged for a thorough restoration of the interior and a new covering of the slate roof in autumn 1992. The Poth company from Marmagen was responsible for the plastering work, the March company from Schleiden was responsible for the painting work and the Esch & Scholzen company from Schleiden-Scheuren was responsible for the roofing work.
Source: Notice in the chapel / Arenberg Forestry Office Eifel in Schleiden

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R.Bungartz

January 31, 2021

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

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St. Edward’s Forest Chapel

1. View of Oleftalsperre – St. Edward’s Forest Chapel loop from Hellenthal

2. St. Eduard Forest Chapel – Hasenbrückchen loop from Hellenthal

3. Meanders of the Olef – St. Edward’s Forest Chapel loop from Miescheid

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