One of the many churches dedicated to Saint Nicholas. The Achern district of Gamshurst also has the three golden balls in the town's coat of arms, which are considered to be an attribute of Saint Nicholas. According to a legend, he helped three girls out of poverty with these gifts and they were able to marry honorably thanks to this dowry.

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Scout Jens

July 24, 2024

"In the founding document of July 27, 1355, the Abbot of Schuttern created a permanent priest's position in Gamshurst - this is also where the St. Nicholas Chapel was mentioned for the first time.
With this first local priest, the separation from the mother parish of Sasbach was also completed: The place was "quite far away and difficult to get to because of the swamps," it was stated in the justification. This was probably also the reason why St. Nicholas was chosen as the patron of the parish, who is called upon for help in times of water shortages."
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamshurst

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