St. Gertrude (Morsbach)

The Roman Catholic Church of St. Gertrud is a Romanesque gallery basilica in the municipality of Morsbach in the Oberberg district in North Rhine-Westphalia on the border with Rhineland-Palatinate. It belongs to the parish community Morsbach - Friesenhagen - Wildbergerhütte.

The parish church of St. Gertrud is the oldest building in the municipality of Morsbach. A first chapel was probably built around 895 by missionaries from the Bonn Cassius Monastery on a rocky hilltop. In 1131, Pope Innocent II confirmed the Bonn Cassius-Stift's ownership rights to the church.

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The Basilica of St. Gertrude is number 33 in the list of monuments in Morsbach.

Reference and link to full article:
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Gertrud_(Morsbach)

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Gaby

April 10, 2023

It is the oldest building d. Municipality of Morsbach (built around 895 as a chapel) St. Gertrud is a Romanesque gallery basilica in the Oberberg district.
The church tower was built as a fortified tower between 1150 and 1200 and is 31 meters high.

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AlexaE

August 24, 2023

Very nice church in Morsbach. Unfortunately, there was a funeral going on, so I didn't want to disturb it.

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Elevation 260 m

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Location: Morsbach, Oberbergischer Kreis, Bergisches Land, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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