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Mechernich

St. Barbara Memorial Chapel and View of Kommern

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North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Euskirchen

Mechernich

St. Barbara Memorial Chapel and View of Kommern

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St. Barbara Memorial Chapel and View of Kommern

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Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

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

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1. Lounger with a view of Becherhof – View of the Eifel Meadows loop from Mechernich-Nord

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2. Historic Old Town of Kommern – View of the Siebengebirge loop from Mechernich

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3. Historic Old Town of Kommern – View of the Siebengebirge loop from Kommern

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Mike 🇪🇺

January 29, 2018

This is how it is written in the St. Barbara Memorial Chapel, which was inaugurated on August 25, 1962. It was founded on the Schimmelsberg near the old church of Mechernich by the four years earlier
St. Barbara Brotherhood built with the help of donors. The chapel is dedicated to the memory of all dead or crashed miners and was to maintain the memory and tradition of the miners after the Mechernich lead mine was closed.
Source: st-barbara-bruderschaft-mechernich.de/kapelle.htm

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JakobusPilger

June 30, 2021

In the proverbial "old days," many parts of the Eifel were mining areas for coal and ore. While in the early days, these were "pingen" (open-pit mines with vertically downward-excavated holes), later horizontal tunnels were also driven into the mountains. This work was not without danger; many a miner lost his life in a mining accident.

This hill with a chapel is dedicated to Saint Barbara, patron saint of miners, and is dedicated to the memory of the miners who died in accidents. Saint Barbara's feast day in the calendar of saints is December 4th.

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MoRi 🥾 & 🚴🏼‍♂️⚡

July 16, 2019

The mining memorial chapel has been a listed building since 1996

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Elevation 380 m

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Sunday 11 January

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St. Barbara Memorial Chapel and View of Kommern

1. Lounger with a view of Becherhof – View of the Eifel Meadows loop from Mechernich-Nord

2. Historic Old Town of Kommern – View of the Siebengebirge loop from Mechernich

3. Historic Old Town of Kommern – View of the Siebengebirge loop from Kommern

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