Routes

Route planner

Features

Product updates

Get the App

Discover

Places to see

Germany

Rhineland-Palatinate

Vulkaneifel

Kelberg

Schwarzenberg War Cemetery Kelberg

Discover

Places to see

Germany

Rhineland-Palatinate

Vulkaneifel

Kelberg

Schwarzenberg War Cemetery Kelberg

Recommended by 51 hikers out of 53

Save

Location: Kelberg, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Save

See hikes here

Take Me There

Hikes here

Best Hikes to Schwarzenberg War Cemetery Kelberg

4.4

(25)

hikers

1. Panorama Swing Kelberg – Schwarzenberg Way of the Cross loop from Kelberg

10.8km

03:01

200m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Intermediate

5.0

(2)

hikers

2. Rest Area at Alte Eiche – Wayside cross on Schwarzenberg loop from Kelberg

10.9km

03:05

230m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Intermediate

3.9

(7)

hikers

3. Wayside cross on Schwarzenberg – Schwarzenberg Way of the Cross loop from Kelberg

4.51km

01:13

50m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Easy

Tips

JakobusPilger

May 26, 2021

As a memorial to the endless number of war dead, such places - usually referred to as "war cemeteries" or "soldiers' cemeteries" - are still very important today. "Now, Lord, let your servant go in peace, as you said." However, the many people buried here were by no means divorced in peace, but became victims of the war and an inhuman tyranny.

The most important and at the same time everlasting function of the soldiers' or honorary cemeteries or war cemeteries is therefore to keep the memory of this suffering alive and – every generation anew (!) – to remind people of the lasting preservation of peace.

Translated by Google •

🐕‍🦺 Susi 🐾 und 👩 Bettina 🐌

August 19, 2019

Due to the strategic location on two large deployment roads (today's B 257 and B 410) Kelberg was a target of Allied bombs at the end of World War II. On January 16, 1945, a Sunday, the place was attacked at midday by 36 Allied fighter-bombers.

In a short time, 200 to 300 bombs destroyed two-thirds of the village. 17 civilians and more soldiers were killed. The consequences of the air raid were devastating and the shock was deep. Kelberg was badly hit, heartbroken. The rest of the population was wandering and wandering through the woods trying to find shelter in caves and bunkers. The killed soldiers were buried here, next to the old pilgrimage chapel on the Schwarzenberg.

Translated by Google •

Treteselber

April 12, 2020

Fallen cemetery in memory of the war. That we don't forget what happened.

Station 3 of the history road "Around the Hochkelberg"

Translated by Google •

Details

Informations

Elevation 570 m

Weather

Today

Tuesday 16 September

14°C

9°C

100 %

If you start your activity now...

Max wind speed: 23.0 km/h

Most visited during

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

See hikes here

Take Me There

Location: Kelberg, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Schwarzenberg War Cemetery Kelberg

1. Panorama Swing Kelberg – Schwarzenberg Way of the Cross loop from Kelberg

2. Rest Area at Alte Eiche – Wayside cross on Schwarzenberg loop from Kelberg

3. Wayside cross on Schwarzenberg – Schwarzenberg Way of the Cross loop from Kelberg

Other Popular Places to Check Out

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️