The church celebrates the festival of the discovery, public presentation and veneration of the Holy Cross – called “Exaltation of the Cross” – on September 14th. Reference is made to the cross on which Jesus Christ was executed in Jerusalem according to the judgment of the Roman governor Pontius Pilate.

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January 27, 2021

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Essential parts of today's chapel, such as the two window axes of the main nave, go back to 1728. In 1904 the narrow apse was torn down and replaced by a transept and a choir in neo-Romanesque style. In 1995 the fundamental restoration took place when it was discovered that there was already a chapel in the same place around 1150 ...

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March 9, 2025

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Archaeological findings show that there was a chapel on this site around 1150. The chapel in Holzmülheim was first mentioned in writing in 1582. The current building dates from 1728 …

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1. Sülchesbach Crossing – Erft Source loop from Holzmülheim

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2. Erft Spring Holzmülheim – View of the Eifel Countryside loop from Frohngau

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04:24

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3. Bench "A Slightly Different Path" – Erft Source loop from NSG Erft- und Suelchesbachtal mit Seitentaelern

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02:32

170m

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

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Chapel of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Holzmülheim

1. Sülchesbach Crossing – Erft Source loop from Holzmülheim

2. Erft Spring Holzmülheim – View of the Eifel Countryside loop from Frohngau

3. Bench "A Slightly Different Path" – Erft Source loop from NSG Erft- und Suelchesbachtal mit Seitentaelern

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