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North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Städteregion Aachen
Simmerath

Black Madonna of Einruhr

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North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Städteregion Aachen
Simmerath

Black Madonna of Einruhr

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Black Madonna of Einruhr

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    Location: Simmerath, Städteregion Aachen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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    1. Beautiful view – Rur Floodplain Trail loop from Einruhr

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    2. Beautiful view – View of the Rursee loop from Hammer

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    3. Meadows Near Rauchenauel – Rur Riverside Park Memorial loop from Dedenborn

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    Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    July 23, 2023

    Hikers can only pass this small, well-kept Marien wayside shrine (or the Mother of God's shrine or simply called the "Black Madonna" after the color of the statue) if they don't take the much more well-known path around the Obersee from Einruhr (which is also very popular with visitors, especially at weekends, if the weather is good), but instead walk upstream from Einruhr in the direction of Dedenborn.

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      May 14, 2017

      Here, the black Madonna is very well worshiped.

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        January 7, 2018

        Also at the Urfttalsperre at Einruhr is a "Black Madona", which is housed in a small brick house.
        In the veneration of Mary, the "Black Madonna" is the image or statue of a Madonna whose face is black.
        This can be attributed either to black painting or to the use of dark (black) wood or stone.
        "Black Madonnas" were and are worshiped by many believers as especially miraculous.

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          April 9, 2020

          nice trails, very much through the forest but also partly paved. The black Madonna is definitely worth seeing

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            February 21, 2023

            In religious art and Marian devotion, the Black Madonna is the image or statue of a Madonna whose face is black. This can be attributed to either black painting or the use of black wood or stone. Black Madonnas were and are revered by large parts of the faithful as particularly miraculous.

            In Brazil, the blackness is associated with the dark skin color of the native population and interpreted as a representation of Mary by a black population.

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              Location: Simmerath, Städteregion Aachen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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