The Irnicher Berg marks the transition between two natural areas (Cologne Bay and foothills of the Eifel) and lies on the diocese border between Cologne and Aachen. Because of its view, it has always served as a resting place for pilgrims and hikers. In 2007 St. Matthias-Platz was built here; Together with a five meter high basalt column made of volcanic rock, it forms an open-air chapel. The square is dedicated to the deceased pilgrims, their hosts and the monks. Source: erlebnisraum-roemerstrasse.de/das-projekt/kommunen/zuelpich/züge/matthiassaeule-und-pilgerstrasse

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Rainer

June 4, 2021

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Holy Matthias, we come to your grave, we implore your intercession. Every Trier pilgrim who makes a pilgrimage to Trier from this direction knows this place.

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From the Irnicher Berg hill you have a wonderful view to the north of the Agrippastraße that leads past here. The old Roman road has been used as a pilgrimage route to the grave of St. Matthias in Trier since the 12th century. From the beginning, the monks of the Benedictine Abbey of St. Matthias looked after arriving pilgrims, accommodated and entertained them.

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Franz Josef Klingen

June 15, 2023

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The column is a gift from the Uedesheimer Josef Werhahn and a landmark visible from afar for the Matthias Brotherhoods, who make a pilgrimage here on their way to the …

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