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Landkreis Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz

Dietfurt a.d. Altmühl

Lourdes Grotto on the Kreuzberg

Natural Monuments

Landkreis Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz

Dietfurt a.d. Altmühl

Lourdes Grotto on the Kreuzberg

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Lourdes Grotto on the Kreuzberg

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Please check local regulations for: Naturpark Altmühltal

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Location: Dietfurt a.d. Altmühl, Landkreis Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

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1. Labertal Hiking Trail – Weirs on the Altmühl River loop from Dietfurt an der Altmühl

12.8km

03:30

170m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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2. Premerzhofener Spring – Lourdes Grotto on Kreuzberg loop from Hainsberg

8.99km

02:29

150m

160m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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3. Chinesenbrunnen Dietfurt – Breitenbrunn Town Square loop from Dietfurt an der Altmühl

18.6km

05:16

370m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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Stefan V.

August 24, 2019

Find contemplation and reflection during a beautiful hike

dietfurt.de/sehenswertes/mariengrotte_am_kreuzberg-7077

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Staufer

September 22, 2024

Lourdes Grotto

In 1892, Anton Kohl came to Dietfurt as parish priest. On his initiative, the Beautification Association was founded that same year, which immediately began creating hiking trails on the Kreuzberg. That same year, Kohl also initiated the construction of the Lourdes Grotto and designed the plan himself.
The necessary tuff stones were brought from the Holnstein im Labertal area by horse-drawn carts. The construction of the grotto was primarily carried out by the parish priest at the time, Richard Hofmaier. His descendants continue to maintain the beautiful complex to this day.

The Lourdes Grotto was ceremoniously inaugurated on Sunday, June 4, 1893, with a festive procession and subsequent celebration. The staircase was originally made of rubble stone, but was later replaced with concrete.
A comprehensive renovation took place in 1994.
Every year on the Feast of the Rosary (the second Sunday in October), a candlelight procession takes place from the parish church to the grotto, and one of the May devotions is also held here.

Source: pfarrei-dietfurt.de

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Veronika 2020

June 4, 2025

Very nice spot and very well maintained

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Location: Dietfurt a.d. Altmühl, Landkreis Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

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Lourdes Grotto on the Kreuzberg

1. Labertal Hiking Trail – Weirs on the Altmühl River loop from Dietfurt an der Altmühl

2. Premerzhofener Spring – Lourdes Grotto on Kreuzberg loop from Hainsberg

3. Chinesenbrunnen Dietfurt – Breitenbrunn Town Square loop from Dietfurt an der Altmühl

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