Discover the most beautiful pilgrimage sites in Germany

Pilgrimage sites in Germany – Aachen

HISTORY OF AACHEN Aachen is the imperial city of Charlemagne (c.747-814). He was King of the Franks (768-814) and Duke of Bavaria (788-814). Charlemagne was crowned Emperor on...

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Sites of pilgrimage in Germany – Allersdorf

~~~ HISTORY Allersdorf has a long history and a legend lies at the root of the Marian shrine. The story dates back to the early 11th century. At the…

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Places of pilgrimage in Germany – Altötting

ALTÖTTING HISTORY As early as the year 831, there is mention of a chapel in Ötting. Around 860, Karlmann (±830-880), King of Bavaria (864-876), great-grandson of Charlemagne (747-814), founded...

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Places of pilgrimage in Germany – Amberg

HISTORY The history of the pilgrimage begins in the period 1633/1634. Two events are of importance, namely a war and an epidemic, which the population is suffering from. Through the…

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Places of pilgrimage in Germany – Andechs

HISTORY In the 10th century, relics from the Holy Land were brought to Andechs Castle following a pilgrimage by Count Rasso (c. 900-954), an ancestor of the Counts of Andechs.

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Places of pilgrimage in Germany – Bergheim

HISTORY The parish church of St. Remigius was consecrated in 1175 by Philipp I von Heinsberg (c. 1130-1191), Archbishop of Cologne (1167-1191). The church is located on the site where a chapel previously stood…

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Places of pilgrimage in Germany – Birnau

HISTORY In the late 9th century, there was already a pilgrimage church in Birnau, namely a chapel to Mary. Nuns were active in Birnau in 1227. In 1241, the abbey of…

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Places of pilgrimage in Germany – Bogenberg

~~~ HISTORY A legend from 1104 tells of a stone statue of the Mother of God swimming against the current of the Danube. This makes the Bogenberg one of the…

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Places of pilgrimage in Germany – Dettelbach

HISTORY The church originated in the 16th century. The construction of this church is the result of miracles at a shrine, with a wooden Pietà. This shrine stands…

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