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Rhineland-Palatinate

St. Rochus Church Hohenecken

Rhineland-Palatinate

St. Rochus Church Hohenecken

Highlight • Religious Site

St. Rochus Church Hohenecken

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Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

Location: Palatinate, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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Manfred 🌳🥾

April 28, 2018

Hiking

After the Rochuskapelle, which was built in 1748, offered too little space, today's parish church of St. Rochus was built in neo-gothic style in 1896/97 according to the plans of the architect Ludwig Becker from Cologne.
The chapel and the church together with the castle form the optical center of Hohenecken, a popular motif for painters and photographers.

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1Fritz-Marc 🚴🥾🏊🌲

August 8, 2020

Hiking

On the way up to the Hohenecken castle ruins, I passed three churches, the cemetery chapel, St. Rochus church and the Rochus chapel. All were locked.

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July 13, 2021

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Saint Roch, to whom this church and chapel in Hohenecken are consecrated as patron, was born in Montpellier, France, in the middle of the 14th century. He is popularly known …

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#3.

St. Rochus Chapel, Hohenecken – Ruins of Hohenecken Castle loop from Hohenecken

2.58km

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Easy hike. Easily walkable paths.

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Elevation 280 m

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Location: Palatinate, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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