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Johanna Sebus (1791–1809) came from Brienen near Kleve. During a dike breach caused by a Rhine flood in 1809, she first rescued her mother from the raging waters. In an attempt to save more lives, she ultimately lost her own. Three months later, when her body was found, the then sub-prefect of Kleve, Baron Karl Ludwig von Keverberg (1768–1841), initiated the construction of a monument. The French occupation government in the Rhineland approved the proposal and had a monument erected in 1811. At the same time, Johanna Sebus was posthumously awarded the "White Rose", an honor established by Napoleon, which was to be awarded annually in all parts of the French dominion to a particularly virtuous maiden. Johanna Sebus soon became a figure of collective memory in literature and music: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe dedicated a ballad to her, and Franz Schubert created a – albeit unfinished – musical setting of this poem. In the 20th century, the musician and painter Béla Lajos (1929-2016) composed an opera for Johanna Sebus. On the occasion of the 175th anniversary of her death, a Johanna Sebus Medal was established in 1984, awarded to individuals or institutions for "help in times of need". Architectural Description The form of the memorial stems from the almost decoration-less repertoire of a Classicism that predominantly operated with stereometric elementary forms. The over-human-height, semi-circularly terminating stele made of bluestone stands on a stepped cornice base and is backed by a semicircular stone bench. The front of the monument bears an inscription in French, above which is an inlaid medallion of white marble depicting a floating rose surrounded by twelve stars. The German translation of the French inscription on the back dates from 1953. It reads: "In memory of the seventeen-year-old, beautiful, and good maiden from the village of Brienen, who perished on January 13, 1809, while rendering aid during the ice drift on the Rhine and the great breach of the Cleverhamm dike." The Johanna Sebus Monument is owned by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia and administered by the Düsseldorf District Government... (Fabian Kröning, Art History Institute of the University of Cologne, 2016) https://www.kuladig.de/Objektansicht/KLD-298086

+ Founding between 721 and 726: Donation of large estates, including the church in Millingen, to the Church of St. Peter and St. John the Baptist. Until the 17th century: Patronage of St. Peter predominant. 1714: Main patronage of St. Willibrord. 1804 to 1821: Sub-parish of the cantonal church in Cleves. 1806 to 1852: Part of the dissolved parish of Düffelward belonged to Rindern. + St. Willibrord was separated from Rindern. 1448: Donsbrüggen St. Lambertus. 1908: Reassignment of the area belonging to the city of Cleves to St. Mary's Assumption. + Merger November 27, 2005: Merger of Bimmen St. Martinus, Düffelward St. Mauritius, Keeken St. Mary's Assumption, and Rindern St. Willibrord. (becomes parish church) + Successor St. Willibrord Church, Kleve (J 792) + Current municipal affiliation City of Kleve, District of Kleve https://data.matricula-online.eu/de/deutschland/muenster/rindern-st-willibrord/

http://www.muehle-wissel.de/muehle.htm

A nice place where young people can stay overnight.

This church is a small, round church with a clear height of only 5 meters. Before the 12th century, it was extended with a nave. By the 19th century, the building had become so dilapidated – and arguably too small – that a new, larger church was built in the neo-Gothic style (1870-72). The tuff stones that formed the small chancel of the old church were reused: they were used to create a niche on the north side of the church, which now serves as a baptismal chapel. Thus, in St. Willibrord's Church, there is a beautiful connection between the ancient stone relics, which St. Willibrord himself saw, and the very young Christians who are carried into the chapel for baptism. Source: https://st-willibrord-kleve.de/rindern/st--kirche/

Located directly on the Spoy Canal, beautifully landscaped and with a view of the Schwanenburg.

Great relics from ancient times.

Beautiful route to get out of the city quickly. Also suitable for racing bikes.