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Kirchenberg Memorial Cross

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North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Euskirchen

Hellenthal

Kirchenberg Memorial Cross

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Kirchenberg Memorial Cross

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

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Karin 🐾 🇺🇦 🕊

March 24, 2021

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The cross was erected in 2009 by the Eifelverein Blumenthal. Right next to it there is a seating area that invites you to linger.

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Stephan N

April 9, 2023

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A beautiful rest area with a cross, established in 2009.
Ideal for a break and enjoying the view of the Olef and Blumenthal rivers.

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R.Bungartz

May 29, 2023

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In 1937 a war memorial was erected on the Kirchenberg for the fallen soldiers of the First World War. On December 13, 1944, Allied aircraft attacked the railway bridge in Blumenthal, destroying the war memorial on the Kirchenberg and 80 percent of the village of Blumenthal. The war memorial was never rebuilt, the Eifelverein restored the square in 1985, a beech hedge was planted, but the square was empty. The board of directors came up with the idea of reviving this place with a commemorative cross. Finally, in March 2009, the cross was erected. Source: eifelverein-blumenthal.de/index.php/startseite/aktivitaeten/335-erinnerungskreuz-auf-dem-kirchenberg

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