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St. John the Baptist Church in Metternich

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St. John the Baptist Church in Metternich

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St. John the Baptist Church in Metternich

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

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1. Metternich Castle – Swist Cycle Path loop from Weilerswist

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2. Metternich Castle – Swist Cycle Path loop from Weilerswist

19.3km

01:15

100m

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3. Metternich Castle – Iron Man (Kottenforst) loop from Alfter

26.6km

02:00

110m

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Andibonn

April 16, 2022

The half-timbered house with the inn in the foreground is also a pretty photo motif.

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Stephan

December 7, 2020

Nice corner in Metternich. Nice little church.

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Andreas 🚴🏻‍♂️ 🚵‍♂️

September 26, 2022

St. John the Baptist
Parish patron of the parish church in Metternich.
John was the son of Elizabeth and Zechariah. According to tradition, he was born half a year before Jesus. The elderly priest Zechariah, whose marriage had been childless for a long time, sacrificed in the temple and received the promise from the archangel Gabriel that a son would be born to him. Zechariah doubted, asked for a sign and was struck dumb by the angel. Elisabeth, who actually became pregnant at an advanced age, was visited by Maria, who stayed with her until the birth of her son Johannes. Elisabeth, who was asked about the naming after the birth, knew from her intuition that the boy should be called Johannes, contrary to family tradition; at the same time Zechariah wrote the name on a wax tablet. He now regained his speech and burst into the hymn of praise handed down in the Gospel of Luke.

More about the history: pfarrverband-weilerswist.de/kirchen_und_kapellenx/st._johannes_der_taeuferx_metternich/st._johannes_d._taeufer

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

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St. John the Baptist Church in Metternich

1. Metternich Castle – Swist Cycle Path loop from Weilerswist

2. Metternich Castle – Swist Cycle Path loop from Weilerswist

3. Metternich Castle – Iron Man (Kottenforst) loop from Alfter

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