The best running trails around Kerken

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"The current church building dates back to the early 15th century. The core has a late Gothic appearance, while the church tower is unmistakably Neo-Gothic. The church building originates from an early 15th-century church. The core has a late Gothic appearance, while the church tower is unmistakably Neo-Gothic. The parish church of St. Peter and Paul immediately captivates its visitors and is of historical significance for the entire Lower Rhine region. Interesting guided tours, filled with stories, reveal beautiful, sometimes hidden, details." https://www.niederrhein-tourismus.de/attraktion/st.-peter-und-paul-a7d292c910

St. Hubertus Chapel Rather Weg, 47647 Kerken-Eyll "The landmark in Eyll is still quite new. The foundation stone was laid only on May 5, 2007. After initial discussions, inspired and motivated by the idea, Wim Looschelders, Paul Cladders, Mathias Teneyken, Jakob Kempkens, and Walter Stevens solidified their decision to build a new chapel in Obereyll. Renate and Theo Fürtjes provided the necessary land for the chapel. The building permit was granted in May 2006, and the new chapel was presented at the general meeting of the St. Hubertus Brotherhood on August 14, 2006. The St. Hubertus Eyll Chapel Building Association was founded, with Wim Looschelders as chairman. Two sales and information events, as well as the sale of building blocks for the chapel starting in January 2007, brought the hoped-for financial success. Much work..." The challenges were overcome by the founding members together with many helpers. The foundation stone was laid on May 5, 2007, and the tower and bell were installed on July 12. Two days later, the topping-out ceremony took place with great participation from the local population. https://www.niederrhein-tourismus.de/attraktion/st.-hubertus-kapelle-b6587dff46

@Reinhold Janowitz The tastings are also cool.

In 1890, the tower was built in its current form; it is 63 meters high. The parish church is open to visitors before and after services. Tours can be booked through the local history society or the parish office.

Discover the "Kerkener Kunststrom-Radroute" circular route in Kerken

At a crossroads lies the memorial to Johannes Paulsen, who was murdered at this spot in 1668 and lived in Eyll.

Sources in the Dionysius Church in Nieukerk "In the baptistery of the Dionysius Church in Kerken-Nieukerk, there were once said to be three springs, which have since been filled in. Around 1870, during repair work, several wells were also discovered in the Roman masonry in the area of the present-day baptistery. As both pieces of information refer to the same location, it is conceivable that the terms "well" and "spring" were used synonymously here; an expansion of the original springs into spring wells or wells is also conceivable. In a floor plan of the church made by Michael Buyx after 1875, two circles are shown, which are described as "two round (well-like) bricked-in depressions, diameter 4', depth 5'." It is possible that the church was built on the site of a pre-Christian place of worship and the springs were further utilized. This would be one of the rare cases in which a natural spring was incorporated into a Christian church as a baptismal font. The Dionysius Church is located at the transition from the middle terrace to the lower terrace, which is marked by an enclosing wall and a fifteen-step staircase. The spring has dried up. It was possibly a place of worship. The aquifer consists of sands and gravels of the lower terrace. The groundwater-confining base consists of Tertiary fine sands." (Jana Wermeyer, Michael Stevens & Stefan Kronsbein, Haus der Natur - Biologische Station im Rhein-Kreis Neuss e.V., 2021) https://www.kuladig.de/Objektansicht/KLD-297016