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1. Forsthaus Aurora – Aurora Forsthaus loop from Lohr Bahnhof

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2. Aurora Forsthaus – Forsthaus Aurora loop from Lohr Bahnhof

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3. Forsthaus Aurora – Aurora Forsthaus loop from Wombach

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MS 🚴‍♂️

July 21, 2024

There are a few places in the Spessart that exude a very special atmosphere. One of them is the Margarethenhof, which is no longer accessible today. Located on a clearing island, the history of the monastic farmyard goes back to the 12th century. In addition to the utility rooms, barn and residential building, the Margarethen Chapel - now deconsecrated - is located here. Its location on a slope next to a spring, which is unsuitable as a building site, could be related to a pagan sanctuary that was previously located here and which was reinterpreted as Christian.

The Margarethen Chapel was also suspected to be the much sought-after "Rorinlacha", as the interpretation of the place name as "the water surrounded by reeds" was identified with the pond of the spring near the Margarethen Chapel. It is popularly known as the "Bishop's Spring" and was documented under this name in 1362. The now filled-in cavity under the altar was at times considered the crypt of Abbot Megingoz. In fact, the architectural style of the Margarethen Chapel indicates that it was built later - probably in the High Middle Ages.

The Margarethenhof came into the possession of the Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg in 1806 with the secularization. After the chapel collapsed, the princely house had it rebuilt in 1999 with the support of the State Office for Monument Preservation. Almost exclusively the original materials were used.

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January 2, 2025

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Location: Neustadt am Main, Main-Spessart, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

Margarethenhof

1. Forsthaus Aurora – Aurora Forsthaus loop from Lohr Bahnhof

2. Aurora Forsthaus – Forsthaus Aurora loop from Lohr Bahnhof

3. Forsthaus Aurora – Aurora Forsthaus loop from Wombach

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