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Die Felsenkirche in Idar-Oberstein bleibt voraussichtlich bis 2020 geschlossen. Aus der Steilwand könnten sich Brocken lösen, deshalb findet eine aufwendige Felssicherung statt.
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Sie ist das Wahrzeichen von Idar-Oberstein: Die Felsenkirche fasziniert Besucher seit Jahrhunderten.
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Felsenkirche Idar- Oberstein
Auf den Fundamenten einer älteren Höhlenburg ließ Wirich IV. von Daun-Oberstein zwischen 1482 und 1484 die Felsenkirche in Idar-Oberstein errichten. Oberhalb der Felsenkirche ragen eine Felswand und die Burg Bosselstein empor. Unterhalb liegen die Häuser des Stadtteils Oberstein. Die Kirche ist durch ihre Lage zum Wahrzeichen der Stadt Idar-Oberstein geworden.
Felsenkirche Idar Oberstein - (Church in the Rock)
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According to legend, this unique cliffhanging chapel, known as the Felsenkirche (also called “Chapel-in-the-Rocks”), was built to atone for the murder of a prince by his jealous brother.
Supposedly, Wyrich and Emich, two brothers who lived in the castle atop of the cliff, were both in love with a beautiful woman named Bertha, each unaware of the other’s affections for her. When Wyrich was away, Emich married the object of the their affection. Upon the jilted brother’s return, he launched his successful rival from a castle window in a fit of rage. In penitence for his crime, Wyrich singlehandedly excavated the Felsenkirche’s cavern on the spot where his dead brother’s body had been found, 165 feet below the castle.
Sadly for fans of medieval romanticism, there is no historical evidence for the legend. The reality of the cave’s natural formation is no less surprising though. Here, high above the town, a vigorous bubbling spring bursts out of the cliff. Over time, this spring eroded the cavern in which the small yet dominating church was erected in 1484, possibly on the site of a previous fortification or place of worship.
This natural spring now bubbles away inside the building. There’s also a crucifix made of naturally grown agate, a Gothic baptism stone, and a historic organ that dates to 1756. As the church is 230 steep steps and a short tunnel away from the little town below, worshippers at the Idar-Oberstein Felsenkirche must surely be some of Germany’s fittest churchgoers.
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The only way to the Felsenkirche is 165 feet and 230 steps up from the market place of Idar-Oberstein. The town, surprisingly the birthplace of Bruce Willis, is also worth a visit, with plenty of locally-mined gemstones on offer, and the German Gemstone Museum.
Above the Felsenkirche in Idar-Oberstein, Germany
Die Felsenkirche Idar-Oberstein
Musikalische Untermalung einer außergewöhnlichen Kirche in Deutschland mit dem Irischen Volkslied My Pretty Fair Maid eines unbekannten Songschreibers, neu komponiert und arrangiert für Orgel und moderne Popmusik von Andreas Gehrlein
Places to see in ( Idar-Oberstein - Germany )
Places to see in ( Idar-Oberstein - Germany )
Idar-Oberstein is a town in the Birkenfeld district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. As a Große kreisangehörige Stadt (large town belonging to a district), it assumes some of the responsibilities that for smaller municipalities in the district are assumed by the district administration. Today’s town of Idar-Oberstein is the product of two rounds of administrative reform, one in 1933 and the other in 1969, which saw many municipalities amalgamated into one. The various Stadtteile have, however, retained their original identities, which, aside from the somewhat more urban character encountered in Idar and Oberstein, tend to hearken back to each centre’s history as a rural village. Idar-Oberstein is known as a gemstone town, and also as a garrison town. It is also the largest town in the Hunsrück.
Idar-Oberstein is a city in the Rhineland-Palatinate region of Germany and is in is at a narrows, between rocky cliffs and the banks of the Nahe. Since every square meter of land is at a premium here, the river has been covered over in the town. As a result, since 1986, the Nahe flows underneath the town for several kilometers.
The world famous Felsenkirche (1482-1484), the construction of which is traced to a story of fratricide, is built upon a vertical rock wall high above the old town. It gives the town a unique atmosphere. The steep steps leading up to the Felsenkirche are climbed by countless visitors from all over the world every year. Their efforts are more than rewarded by a view of the impressive artwork. Examples are the gothic winged altar of 1410 and a beautiful Stumm organ from the year 1756. The setting of the old and the new castles high above the Felsenkirche, give the visitor a feel for how proudly enthroned above their town the lords of Dhaun and Oberstein castles were, in the middle ages. Deceptively small when viewed from town Felsenkirche is capable of holding up to 500 people at a time.
The town is also well known for its agate cutting. Originally, the agate cutters worked on semiprecious stones from the region (commercial mining 1375-1875) in their small cutting shops along the streams which flowed from the Idarwald and Hochwald into the Nahe. Today, the gems are imported from all over the world. With time, agate cutting evolved into a large jewelry industry dealing with precious stones and pearls as well. Idar-Oberstein became an international center for the jewelry industry. The Deutsches Edelsteinmuseum (Precious Stone Museum) exhibits various types of stones from around the world in both their raw and finished forms.
( Idar-Oberstein - Germany ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting the city of Idar-Oberstein. Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Idar-Oberstein - Germany
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Felsenkirche Oberstein (Burg im Loch)
Auf den Fundamenten einer älteren Höhlenburg ließ Wirich IV. von Daun-Oberstein zwischen 1482 und 1484 die Felsenkirche Idar-Oberstein errichten. Oberhalb des Gotteshauses ragen eine Felswand und die Burg Bosselstein empor. Unterhalb liegen die Häuser des Stadtteils Oberstein. Die Kirche ist durch ihre Lage und ihre weithin sichtbare Präsenz zum Wahrzeichen der Stadt Idar-Oberstein geworden. Um das Innere der Kirche zu betreten, muss man durch einen 1980/81 in den Felsen geschlagenen Tunnel gehen.
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US Army Strassburg Kaserne Germany Idar-Oberstein Algenrodt
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Idar Oberstein Castle, Idar Oberstein, Germany 11 02 2018
Idar Oberstein Castle, Idar Oberstein, Germany 11 02 2018