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Pope's Hill (Papsthügel) on the Marienfeld

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Pope's Hill (Papsthügel) on the Marienfeld

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    1. Otto-Maigler-See Shore – Adenauer Pond loop from Köln Süd

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    Intermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    Intermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    Intermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    September 19, 2021

    During the XX. World Youth Day 2005, signposted pilgrimage routes led to Marienfeld via footpaths and hiking trails, which could be covered in around four hours. The Marienfeld has been used since September 2004 for the Vigil on August 20 and the closing mass of the World Youth Day on August 21, 2005, both of which together with Pope Benedict XVI. celebrated, prepared for up to a million participants.

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      October 2, 2017

      Here in 2005 the World Youth Day took place. Pope Benedict XVI. celebrated the closing fair here. For the creation of the hill, delegates from 70 countries brought home soil.

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        April 4, 2020

        In 2005, the former Frechen open-cast mine became Marienfeld and thus became an event venue, which took place during the XX. World Youth Day the Vigil and the closing mass with Pope Benedict XVI. and approximately one million Christians from 188 nations took place. Since then, the Marienfeld has developed into a pilgrimage, leisure and local recreation area with its imposing papal hill on which a large cross was erected as a landmark.

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