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Blitzkapelle (Lightning Chapel) Traunstein

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    October 29, 2020

    Mentioned from 1502 as “Kappelln am Wardberg”.
    New building in the 18th century and named after an accident in 1853.
    Coming from Traunstein, it also marks a beautiful hiking and walking path away from the road.

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      The Blitzkapelle, first mentioned in 1562, is on the old church road to Haslach. Before 1639 there was no cemetery in the town of Traunstein. The dead were buried in Haslach. The arduous funeral procession led over the Wartberghöhe, where at the highest point there was a small chapel with a wall base in the middle. The coffin could be placed on this base to rest. This breather was usually combined with a short prayer. The name "Blitzkapelle" came about in the mid-19th century after three men who had taken shelter in the chapel were struck by lightning on July 3, 1853.

      A first renovation of the chapel took place in 1984. The association covered the costs of 60,000 DM. In 2020 the roof of the chapel had to be repaired again. The association donated €10,000 for this.

      Source: foerderverein-alt-traunstein.de/projects/projects-aktuell/die-blitzkapelle.html

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        Location: Chiemgau, Traunstein, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

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