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Klausstein Chapel

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Klausstein Chapel

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  • Location: Ahorntal, Landkreis Bayreuth, Franconian Switzerland, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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    October 10, 2020

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    The Klausstein Chapel is a chapel in the former Ahorn Castle near Klausstein, a district of the municipality of Ahorntal in the Bayreuth district in Bavaria.

    In 1723, the last …
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    Nice quiet place for a short rest
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    Klausstein Chapel and former Ahorn Castle
    The castle complex was probably built between 1050 and 1100, but fell to the diocese of Bamberg in 1277 and then probably fell into the possession of the Schlüsselbergers. From 1398 onwards there is only talk of a chapel, the current appearance of which is based on renovations in the 17th and 18th centuries. The pulpit altar in the chapel dedicated to St. Nicholas is particularly worth seeing.
    Further information: markgrafenkirchen.de/markgrafenkirchen/klaussteinkapelle-klaussteinkapelle/#

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    Elevation 430 m

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    Location: Ahorntal, Landkreis Bayreuth, Franconian Switzerland, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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