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North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Rhein-Erft-Kreis
Kerpen

Kolping-Wollersheim Memorial Cross (Former Site of Modrath)

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Kerpen

Kolping-Wollersheim Memorial Cross (Former Site of Modrath)

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Kolping-Wollersheim Memorial Cross (Former Site of Modrath)

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    December 26, 2025

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    Beautiful cross by the wayside, commemorating the Kolping movement.
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    March 20, 2021

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    The name says it all: there was once a village here called Modrath, which had to give way to lignite mining ...
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