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St. Rochus Church Hohenecken

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St. Rochus Church Hohenecken

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Location: Palatinate, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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1. Hohenecken Castle Ruins – Grill Hut Hohenecken loop from Kaiserslautern-Hohenecken

6.71km

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2. Gelterswoog Lake Loop – View of Gelterswoog loop from Kaiserslautern-Hohenecken

9.49km

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160m

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3. Hohenecken Castle Ruins – Rochusbrunnen loop from Kaiserslautern-Hohenecken

6.53km

01:53

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Manfred 🌳🥾

April 28, 2018

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

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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JakobusPilger

July 13, 2021

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 - alongside Saint Sebastian - as the "plague saint". Characteristic for the depiction of Rochus in paintings and as a statue is that he usually indicates a plague bump on his leg; Often a dog can also be seen at his feet, because according to legend, when he was caring for people suffering from the plague, he himself was sick with it and withdrew into solitude, and provided him with bread every day. The feast day of Saint Roch is on August 16.

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Location: Palatinate, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

St. Rochus Church Hohenecken

1. Hohenecken Castle Ruins – Grill Hut Hohenecken loop from Kaiserslautern-Hohenecken

2. Gelterswoog Lake Loop – View of Gelterswoog loop from Kaiserslautern-Hohenecken

3. Hohenecken Castle Ruins – Rochusbrunnen loop from Kaiserslautern-Hohenecken

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