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Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Kassel District

Hersfeld-Rotenburg

Bad Hersfeld

Gießlingskirche Ruins

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Kassel District

Hersfeld-Rotenburg

Bad Hersfeld

Gießlingskirche Ruins

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Gießlingskirche Ruins

Name: Gießlingskirche Ruins
Rating: 2

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Location: Bad Hersfeld, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Kassel District, Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hesse, Germany

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1. Old Bridge Over the A4 – Gießlingskirche Ruins loop from Bebra

44.0km

02:53

510m

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2. Alte Friedewälder Straße – Gießlingskirche Ruins loop from Sorga

18.3km

01:09

240m

Easy mountain bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Gießlingskirche Ruins – Forest Pond loop from Friedewald

19.8km

01:26

340m

Intermediate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary.

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Thomas Mns.

April 24, 2020

Ruins of a village church. The settlement of Gosselndorf was located here, first mentioned in 1183, but then abandoned around 1312.

There's also a legend about the "funeral procession at the Gießlingskirche": Farmhands, who had originally agreed to meet at dawn, mistakenly set out around midnight because the night was unusually bright to begin their work. A glow of light could be seen in the ruins, and organ music could be heard. Then a funeral procession emerged from the remains of the wall, a dead body was carried on a stretcher, others walked behind it in line, holding their own heads in their hands. Well, and it goes on a bit further. I'll spare you that for now. ;) Apparently, you can still see the aforementioned glow from the highway today, but it's probably just young people having a little fun.

Definitely a place worth stopping at for a quick stop.

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Nordhesse

April 8, 2020

Ruin of a village church from the 14th century, right next to the A4.

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Markus

June 7, 2020

Very inconspicuous, but interesting

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Location: Bad Hersfeld, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Kassel District, Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hesse, Germany

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Gießlingskirche Ruins

1. Old Bridge Over the A4 – Gießlingskirche Ruins loop from Bebra

2. Alte Friedewälder Straße – Gießlingskirche Ruins loop from Sorga

3. Gießlingskirche Ruins – Forest Pond loop from Friedewald

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