Bethlehem Abbey was a Franciscan monastery founded in 1648 and consecrated in 1655 in the forest of the Ville 1.5 km southwest of Oberaußem near Bergheim in the Rhineland. It was laid down in 1806. A branch of the Elisabethinnen of the same name was established on the site in 1898/99, which continued until 1964 and was demolished in 1967 due to the lignite mining there.

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Arnold Braunschweiger

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It is said that the monastery was about here before the village was demolished

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Maurizio Capaldi

August 19, 2021

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1. Trail to Bethlehemer Höhe – View Towards Bergheim loop from Frechen-Königsdorf

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2. Summit Cross Bethlehemer Höhe – View Towards Bergheim loop from Bedburg (Erft)

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3. Fortunaveg Singletrack – Summit Cross Bethlehemer Höhe loop from Frechen-Königsdorf

37.4km

02:55

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Elevation 70 m

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Friday 13 March

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Location: Bergheim, Rhein-Erft-Kreis, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Site of Former Bethlehem Monastery

1. Trail to Bethlehemer Höhe – View Towards Bergheim loop from Frechen-Königsdorf

2. Summit Cross Bethlehemer Höhe – View Towards Bergheim loop from Bedburg (Erft)

3. Fortunaveg Singletrack – Summit Cross Bethlehemer Höhe loop from Frechen-Königsdorf

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