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St. Johannes Chapel, Horm

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St. Johannes Chapel, Horm

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  • Location: Hürtgenwald, Kreis Düren, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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    July 29, 2024

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    A small memorial at the beginning of Horm.
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    April 17, 2022

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    The wayside shrine is located at Pfarrer-Pleus-Strasse 2. Built around 1850, it was named in 1971 after the pastor Pleus Memorial Chapel who died here. It is a small, quarry stone, partially plastered chapel with a straight end and a large round-arched niche.
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    December 29, 2025

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    The chapel pictured is the Hocherbach Chapel (St. Peter) in Hürtgenwald, in the Straß district.

    It is located in the municipality of Hürtgenwald in the Düren district of the North Eifel region.

    The chapel belongs to the Roman Catholic parish of Holy Cross in Hürtgen.

    The building shown in the picture is listed as monument number 12 in the register of architectural monuments in Hürtgenwald.

    The Hürtgenwald region is historically significant, known for the Battle of Hürtgen Forest during the Second World War.
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    Location: Hürtgenwald, Kreis Düren, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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