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Has been beautifully decorated again, including a beer/mulled wine garden, depending on the season 😀

In the small museum (and YES, it is REALLY small!) everyday objects from times long past find their place. It was set up by the old age department of the Bolsdorf volunteer fire brigade. It is usually open on Sundays from 2pm to 5pm. Unfortunately, I've always been here outside of opening hours, so I was only able to take a look through the window.

The senior section of the Bolsdorf volunteer fire brigade is building a bridge to the past. Everyday objects from almost forgotten times should find their place in the "Small Museum". Admission free! Opening hours: For groups on REQUEST under 06593/8326 or 06593/1502 or by mail to museum-bolsdorf@web.de

On the side of the pilgrim stone is a plaque with thoughts about the stone. These thoughts can also be spoken as a prayer.

In 1986, Pastor Wilhelm Hösen and a small group continued the tradition of the Trier pilgrimage, which was also carried out in the parish of St. Kilian in the past (1818). Since then, every year in spring a group of pilgrims from the parish set off on the footpath to the grave of the apostle Matthias in Trier. The pilgrim community has grown to 60 people and now even includes three generations. The pilgrimage takes place from the Wednesday before Ascension Day to the following Sunday under the spiritual direction of Pastor Kippels. On the way to Trier we celebrate Holy Mass with the pilgrim community. Prepared meditations, spiritual impulses and the prayer of the Rosary and Angelus accompany the daily routine. For many years, evangelical Christians have taken part in the pilgrimage and contributed to the ecumenical orientation. Each year, the pilgrim community chooses a theme that will be considered in different ways during the pilgrimage and prepared by a circle of pilgrims in the months before. Since 1997 the community has had its own pilgrim cross, erected at the highest point in Trier, designed by Karl-Josef Klaßen. In addition, the pilgrim community meets every two months for a pilgrim evening, which is thematically based on the pilgrimage or the calendar of the church year.

The millstone dates back to 1917 and was located in the historic water mill in Birgel until he "retired" (TIP: make sure to visit it too!!!). It is a champagne stone and comes from the Champagne region in France that gave it its name. Such millstones were not previously cast in one piece, but as you can see here, they were delivered in individual pieces and then assembled on site. They were glued with mortar. In 2014, the historic Birgel water mill exchanged this stone for a local basalt stone for reasons of age, which is now used to grind the grain in the Birgel mill.

In 1997, the St. Matthias pilgrim community from Erftstadt-Lechenich erected its own pilgrim cross here at the highest point of the route on the pilgrim route to Trier. In 1986, Pastor Wilhelm Hösen and a small group continued the tradition of the Trier pilgrimage, which was also carried out in the parish of St. Kilian in the past (1818). Since then, every year in spring a group of pilgrims from the parish set off on the footpath to the grave of the apostle Matthias in Trier. The pilgrim community has grown to 60 people and now even includes three generations. The pilgrimage takes place from the Wednesday before Ascension Day to the following Sunday under the spiritual direction of Pastor Kippels. On the way to Trier we celebrate Holy Mass with the pilgrim community. Prepared meditations, spiritual impulses and the prayer of the Rosary and Angelus accompany the daily routine. For many years, evangelical Christians have taken part in the pilgrimage and contributed to the ecumenical orientation. Each year, the pilgrim community chooses a theme that will be considered in different ways during the pilgrimage and prepared in the months before by a group of pilgrims.

beautiful view over to Birgel