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St. Michael Church (Wachtendonk)

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Wachtendonk

St. Michael Church (Wachtendonk)

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St. Michael Church (Wachtendonk)

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Location: Wachtendonk, Kreis Kleve, Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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3. Wachtendonk Castle Ruins – Bench with a View of the Niers loop from Vinkrath

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Netreisetagebuch

March 13, 2022

"...The mansion of the former silk weaving mill is also a real eye-catcher, as is St. Michael's Church and the former nunnery "Thal Josaphat". The yellow building now houses the Catholic public library, a civic hall and a wedding room housed..."
Find out more about the historic Wachtendonk at:
netreisetagebuch.de/wachtendonk-wandern

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saskia

August 4, 2021

Very old town with beautiful old buildings that are well preserved .

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Mathias57

July 8, 2025

In 1381, Archbishop Friedrich, Count of Saarwerden, authorized the construction of a chapel in honor of the Holy Trinity and the Mother of God. St. Michael is not mentioned as a patron until 1419. When Wachtendonk was pledged to John of Cleves, the parish rights were transferred from the Church of St. Sebastianus in Geisseren to this chapel in the town of Wachtendonk (1449).
The reconstruction after the great town fire at the beginning of the 18th century was carried out with the assistance of the Lady of Wachtendonk, Dorothea Princess of Dietrichstein, née Princess of Salm-Salm. The spire is the work of Peter Vorsterman of Sevenum (1710). The Lucia Chapel was rebuilt by the de Cabanes family at Holtheyde House. The high altar was consecrated by Auxiliary Bishop Scheifes in 1932. The parish church was extensively renovated in 1873, 1905, and from 1972 to 1977.
Source: wachtendonk.de/tourismus-freizeit/service/infomaterial/rundgang-geschichte-zum-anfassen.pdf?cid=37s

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Location: Wachtendonk, Kreis Kleve, Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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St. Michael Church (Wachtendonk)

1. Wachtendonk Castle Ruins – Path Along the Niers loop from Vinkrath

2. Wachtendonk Castle Ruins – Niers River near Wachtendonk loop from Wachtendonk

3. Wachtendonk Castle Ruins – Bench with a View of the Niers loop from Vinkrath

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