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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August 8, 2020

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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

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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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