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Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf

St. Peter and Paul Church

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North Rhine-Westphalia

Düsseldorf District

Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf

St. Peter and Paul Church

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St. Peter and Paul Church

Name: St. Peter and Paul Church
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Location: Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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1. Pöhlhögt (60 m) – Reichswald loop from Kranenburg

17.7km

04:36

110m

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2. Spoykanal – Former Kranenburg station loop from Kleve

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3. South Mill – Former Kranenburg station loop from De Horst

26.5km

06:47

100m

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Ria van den Heuvel

October 11, 2023

Despite its small size, Kranenburg has a large Gothic cathedral. This Peter and Paul Church has been a Catholic pilgrimage site for more than 700 years because of the legend of the Holy Cross.

To raise money to repair the roof, the pastor of the church sold a holy water container to an art dealer in 1908. He sold it on for five times the amount. The buyer was bank billionaire J.P. Morgan, who donated it to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York after his death. The ivory bowl appears to date from the 9th century and is of inestimable value.

Source and more information: excitinghistorie.nl

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Rianne

September 16, 2025

This imposing Gothic church towers over the center of Kranenburg and tells a remarkable story: pilgrims have been coming here since the 14th century for the "Miraculous Cross." Be sure to stop by. Not only for the tranquility and the stained-glass windows, but also for the unique atmosphere of a centuries-old pilgrimage church.

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Elevation 50 m

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Location: Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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St. Peter and Paul Church

1. Pöhlhögt (60 m) – Reichswald loop from Kranenburg

2. Spoykanal – Former Kranenburg station loop from Kleve

3. South Mill – Former Kranenburg station loop from De Horst

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