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The Catholic parish church of St. Germanus in Niederzissen, a municipality in the Ahrweiler district of Rhineland-Palatinate, is a listed church building. The church is dedicated to St. Germanus of Auxerre. The original church was built in the mid-12th century; the lower stories of the tower are all that remain of this original structure. A new building was erected after 1225 in the transitional style between Romanesque and Gothic. Extensive renovations and repairs were carried out in 1832, 1839, 1906/07, and 2007. In 1862, the church tower was raised and given a rhomboid roof. From 1966 to 1968, the building was extended according to a design by Heinrich Otto Vogel with a heptagonal, tent-shaped addition and a roof turret. The church is a three-aisled basilica with three bays and groin vaults. The chancel has a five-sided apse. The tower is slightly recessed. The Romanesque baptismal font is particularly valuable. On the east side of the church is a 165 cm high relief depicting Saint Germanus. It was created from tuff stone by the sculptor Hans Gerhard Biermann. Three historic bells hang in the church tower: the oldest is the Christ the King bell from 1337; the other two are the Mary bell from 1462 and the St. Sebastian bell from 1728. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Germanus_(Niederzissen)

The oldest part of Bürresheim Castle is the imposing keep, a 12th-century tower that clearly reflects the castle's defensive origins. Over time, the castle developed into a complex double complex, consisting of the so-called Cologne Castle and the Trier Castle, which underwent different construction and expansion phases. While the Cologne Castle formed the older part and primarily served economic purposes—leading to its eventual decline—the Trier Castle was transformed into a prestigious residential palace, which continues to shape the character of the entire complex to this day.

For me, it was the destination of the first stage of the Eifel Ladder. I was picked up by the innkeeper at my guesthouse.

Great route, very wooded and significantly less traffic than via Ahrweiler-Ramersbach.

Beautiful views galore

Unfortunately, you have to cycle on a country road without a bike path. In heavy traffic, caution is advised when crossing the Abtei road.

The castle belongs to the municipality of Sankt Johann in Rhineland-Palatinate and is located northwest of Mayen on a rocky outcrop at the confluence of the Nitzbach and Nette rivers. Along with Eltz Castle and Lissingen Castle, Bürresheim Castle is one of the few aristocratic residences in the Eifel region that was never conquered or destroyed, surviving unscathed both the wars of the 17th and 18th centuries and the social upheavals resulting from the French Revolution. Its history was largely shaped by its location on the border between the two ecclesiastical electorates of Cologne and Trier.