The Catholic Church of St. Christophorus in Himmelkron is a motorway church on the A9 and a branch church of the parish of St. Otto in Bad Berneck for the parish of Himmelkron and the parishes of Lanzendorf and Gössenreuth.
The foundation stone of the church, which is subject to the patron saint of Christopher, the patron saint of travellers, was laid on April 21, 1996, and the church was consecrated on June 28, 1998 by auxiliary bishop Werner Radspieler. Even if there were initially voices who had doubts about the necessity of building a motorway church, the high number of visitors - registered by a meter at the entrance - shows the acceptance of the place as a local church and as a "gas station of life", as stated in the document for the laying of the foundation stone.

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July 18, 2024

The Way of St. James passes right by here. An information board shows the route.
Following the Way of St. James towards the town center, you come across the Nortwaldweg and the Mainwanderweg.
At the church itself, there are art and park benches as well as many parking spaces.

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Location: Himmelkron, Landkreis Kulmbach, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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