Germany
Bavaria
Upper Bavaria
Altmühltal
Landkreis Eichstätt
Eichstätt
Frauenberg Chapel
Germany
Bavaria
Upper Bavaria
Altmühltal
Landkreis Eichstätt
Eichstätt
Frauenberg Chapel
Cycling Highlight
Recommended by 77 out of 81 cyclists
This Highlight is in a protected area
Please check local regulations for: Naturpark Altmühltal
Location: Eichstätt, Landkreis Eichstätt, Altmühltal, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
In 1720 the prince-bishop Johann Anton I. Knebel von Katzenellenbogen (1705-1725), increasingly frail and suffering from gout, had a statue of the Madonna erected to the east of his residence, Willibaldsburg.A legend tells of the portrait that the prince had it made from a log that had long been in front of the carpenters' entrance on Willibaldsburg and, although completely dry, had suddenly grown a branch with fresh leaves.The statue, which was designated on October 28, 1723, was initially protected from the weather only by a wooden roof and wooden walls, and was soon revered by the population. Under Prince-Bishop Johann Anton II von Freyberg (1736-1757), the chapel building that exists today was built in 1738-1739 and consecrated in 1751.Source / more information:
dompfarrei-eichstaett.de/kirchen/frauenberg
March 29, 2020
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