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In the second half of the 19th century, a cavity (ice cellar) was hewn into the Bunter sandstone strata exposed here in the Schützental valley. The ice cellar was formerly used as a cooling cellar and also as a shelter. Source: https://www.eifel.de/go/sehenswertes-detail/eiskeller_hillesheim.html

In Bolsdorf, a small village a few kilometers from the center of Hillesheim, which hikers or walkers can reach, for example, via a path through the "Bolsdorf Valley," there is a beautifully maintained chapel. The church has been entrusted to Saint Margaret as its patron saint. Visitors will find her statue on the left side wall in front of the apse. She holds a palm branch in one hand, the symbol of martyrdom in Christian iconography. Opposite her on the right side wall is Anthony of Padua, dressed in the classic Franciscan habit. The keystone on the ceiling of the nave displays several dates—the oldest, 1505, the consecration date—and in the center, the Lamb of God with the victorious banner, a symbol of the conquest of death and suffering.

This place is on the 9th stage of the Eifelsteig. https://youtu.be/N70Jlu7ITRU

The building, the "Old Forge", now serves as a village community center and event location. But as the name suggests, the 19th century building was once used to practice a very old craft that was an essential part of any village at the time. As the craft lost more and more importance in the 20th century, the craft was abandoned and the old building became vacant. In the 1980s, the property was purchased by the town of Hillesheim and extensively renovated in 1981. Since then, it has served as the center of the village for the residents of Bolsdorf.

Old walls are always interesting

Beautiful old house

View over Oberbettingen

From here starts a Way of the Cross to the Marienkapelle Wahlhausen. The bronze sculptures on the wayside shrines were created around 1980 by the Adenau artist Gering.