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Landkreis Aschaffenburg

Ottilien Shrine

Landkreis Aschaffenburg

Großostheim

Ottilien Shrine

Highlight • Religious Site

Ottilien Shrine

Recommended by 38 hikers out of 41

This Highlight is in a protected area

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Location: Großostheim, Landkreis Aschaffenburg, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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1. Ottilien Shrine – Rudi Grove loop from Wenigumstadt

8.75km

02:30

210m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Ottilien Shrine – Marian statue with two huts loop from Wenigumstadt

7.52km

02:04

130m

120m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Brunnberg – Bachgaubahn Rail Trail loop from Mömlingen

7.26km

01:59

120m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Nico

April 7, 2024

Quite stately wayside shrine with seating in the immediate vicinity

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Kai 🇺🇦

April 4, 2022

Ottilie was born blind, much to the displeasure of her father, the Duke of Alsace. A blind child was a disgrace for the family, and so the Duke wanted to have his daughter killed. Her mother did not allow this and gave the child to the Palma monastery in Baume-les-Dames.
When Ottilie was 12 years old, the Bishop of Regensburg was supposed to baptize her. When the holy water touched her eyes, she could suddenly see. From then on, she dedicated her life to God.
Her father reconciled with his daughter and after his death left her his estate, the Hohenburg in the Vosges. Ottilie built a monastery there at the end of the 7th century and worked as abbess there.
On December 13, 720, Ottilie died in her monastery and was buried in the burial chapel.
Today she is the patron saint of the blind.

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🚵‍♂️Wolfgang Jehn 🚲

November 22, 2022

The Ottilien wayside shrine is a sign of earlier popular piety. An inconspicuous iron marking is embedded in the stone kneeler, which is an official survey point that indicates the height at exactly 255.618 m above sea level.

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Elevation 310 m

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Location: Großostheim, Landkreis Aschaffenburg, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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Ottilien Shrine

1. Ottilien Shrine – Rudi Grove loop from Wenigumstadt

2. Ottilien Shrine – Marian statue with two huts loop from Wenigumstadt

3. Brunnberg – Bachgaubahn Rail Trail loop from Mömlingen

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