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.... In 1898 it was built from boulders by Valentin Gast, master carpenter in Goßmannsdorf. It is located on the footpath to the fields, vineyards and quarries on the mountain above Goßmannsdorf, to invite you to pause in prayer.

Over the years, the grotto has been exposed to the elements and has been left to decay. In 1979, the Goßmannsdorf fire brigade, under the leadership of its commanding officer Albin Deppisch, took the initiative to renovate the dilapidated grotto from scratch, with the help of Goßmannsdorf residents.
The newly erected figures of saints in the niches of the grotto are: a Madonna figure, a Sacred Heart figure and the patron of the fire brigade, Saint Florian. Citizens from Goßmannsdorf donated this figure.
On June 23, 1979, Pastor Oswald Simon inaugurated the renovated mountain grotto in the presence of Mayor Karl Remling and the city councilors, framed by the music band and the song board.
At the moment a solemn May devotion, organized by the women's group, takes place at the mountain grotto. The tradition is continued and the mountain grotto with the beautiful view of Goßmannsdorf and Ochsenfurt still invites you to prayer and linger.

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Leo und Katrin

December 20, 2020

The grotto is located above Gossmannsdorf

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Albrecht

July 8, 2025

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