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Gießen District

Folkartshain Church Ruins

Gießen District

Folkartshain Church Ruins

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Folkartshain Church Ruins

Name: Folkartshain Church Ruins
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Location: Kirtorf, Vogelsbergkreis, Gießen District, Hesse, Germany

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1. Folkartshain Church Ruins loop from Schloss Lehrbach

5.38km

01:26

50m

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2. Folkartshain Church Ruins loop from Kirtorf

8.56km

02:20

120m

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3. Folkartshain Church Ruins loop from Schloss Lehrbach

4.09km

01:05

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Michel ✔

April 26, 2021

Folkartshain church ruins
The church ruins in Folkartshain (Kichenstump) near Lehrbach are the remains of a church from the time before Boniface. This church was built by Iro-Scottish monks who - unlike Boniface - preached a Christianity independent of the Pope.
Source:
pages.et4.de/de/vogelsberg-touristik/streaming/detail/POI/FBDEB78AF84FFC9AC2CDAA5B6D0C60FB/kirchenruine-folkartshain

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Michel ✔

May 31, 2023

The small church, probably built in the 13th or 14th century, was a rectangular building with a square chancel. The main room was 6.5 m wide and 9 m long and the chancel measured 4.4 × 4.7 m. The walls are about 1 m thick and made of hewn basalt and sandstone. Today only the foundation walls and parts of the western gable wall, the so-called church stump, are preserved.
Today, a service is held annually on Ascension Day, weather permitting, at the church stump, which is held jointly by the evangelical parishes from Kirtorf, Lehrbach, Maulbach, Neustadt and Stadtallendorf.
Source:
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkershain

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Volker🏃🏻

July 31, 2025

On a straight path through the forest for several kilometers, this ruin is a welcome change.

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Location: Kirtorf, Vogelsbergkreis, Gießen District, Hesse, Germany

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Folkartshain Church Ruins

1. Folkartshain Church Ruins loop from Schloss Lehrbach

2. Folkartshain Church Ruins loop from Kirtorf

3. Folkartshain Church Ruins loop from Schloss Lehrbach

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