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道の交差点の真ん中にある小さな礼拝堂

A pleasant tourist resort in the Heuvelland region with good infrastructure (supermarkets and many restaurants)

Delicious artisanal lunch and coffee

南リンブルフのなだらかな丘陵地帯にひっそりと佇むケルモントの聖母マリア礼拝堂は、小さながらも意義深い礼拝堂で、何世代にもわたり、地元住民や通りすがりの人々にとって、静けさ、信仰、そして内省の場となっています。緑、田舎道、そして広大な風景に囲まれたこの場所は、その精神的な機能に完璧に調和する、控えめなシンプルさを醸し出しています。 この礼拝堂は、リンブルフに深く根ざした伝統である、民衆の信仰心の表れとして建てられました。このような聖母マリア礼拝堂は、感謝の印として、あるいは困難な時期に助けを求める人々のための巡礼地として、しばしば建てられました。この礼拝堂もまた、ろうそくを灯したり、祈ったり、あるいは単に自分自身と向き合うための静寂の場所へと発展しました。 建築的には、この礼拝堂は控えめながらも個性があります。古典的なレンガ造りの建物で、切妻屋根、聖母マリア像のあるニッチがあり、しばしば小さなベンチや花の供え物が添えられています。内部は、外の風のささやきや鳥のさえずりによってのみ破られる、静謐な静寂が支配しています。 礼拝堂の立地が、それをさらに特別なものにしています。ここからは、なだらかな畑や果樹園を見渡すことができ、ハイキングやサイクリングのルートが、休憩場所としてこの場所を定期的に訪れます。広大な風景と礼拝堂の閉鎖的な空間とのコントラストが、静寂の感覚を強めています。 ケルモントの聖母マリア礼拝堂は、大きな記念碑ではありませんが、まさにそのことが彼女を力強くしています。それは、静寂の控えめな灯台であり、風景と信仰が出会い、時間が一瞬止まったかのように感じられる場所です。🌿🕯️

St. Catherine's Church. On May 8th, we celebrate the anniversary of the consecration of our church. In 1905, it was solemnly and ceremonially consecrated by Mgr. Drehmans, the then Bishop of Roermond. The church was built in a relatively short time. The foundation stone was laid on May 29, 1904, and the church was ready for use on January 10, 1905. The early history of our parish goes back many centuries. Even before 1400, a chapel in Berchem was mentioned, which had Saint Catherine of Alexandria as its patron saint. The veneration of this saint was brought to our region by the Crusaders from the Holy Land. This chapel was probably located near the current house at Groot Berghem No. 19. This chapel was cared for by the (deanery) parish of Meerssen. It had a bell tower, and according to old charters, a priest was required to say Mass there at least once a year. This undoubtedly happened more often. After the French period, in 1803, the residents of Ulestraten learned that they would soon have their own rector and be allowed to form their own auxiliary parish. Initially dependent on Meerssen, the parish became independent in 1833. Father Thomas Voncken, a native of Waterval, was appointed the first rector of the chapel in Berchem. This Thomas Voncken was of great importance to the development of the new independent parish. Risking his own life, he had already secretly performed pastoral duties during the French occupation, against French regulations, "with such zeal that not a sick person died without the sacraments," as his prayer card states. After his appointment as rector, he immediately devoted himself to the construction of his own church. The centuries-old chapel in Berchem was, after all, Source/info: https://federatie-edithstein.nl/ulestraten/het-kerkgebouw-st-catharina/

Valkenburg has been one of the Netherlands' most important holiday destinations since around 1840, and tourism is the municipality's main source of income. This has much to do with the medieval town's picturesque location, but the extensive labyrinths of underground quarries also played an important role from the very beginning. However, the original idea of using the caves for air cures never came to fruition.

The Gulp is a true trout stream: fast-flowing and rich in oxygen. Brown trout are therefore common.

Good food and cozy atmosphere