
St. Mariä Himmelfahrt Guest Book - Blankenheim, Germany
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Guest book inside St. Mariä Himmelfahrt Kirche located at Am Hirtenturm 10 in Blankenheim, Germany.
Waymark Code: WM1CDG2
Location: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Date Posted: 08/02/2025
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In the church, near the entrance, there is a lectern with a guest book.
The book is secured with a lock, but the Parker pen is not.
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"The Catholic parish church of St. Mary's Assumption is a listed church building in Blankenheim (Ahr), a municipality in the district of Euskirchen (North Rhine-Westphalia).
The south-facing star-vaulted hall with a three-sided choir was built between 1495 and 1505 after a donation from Johann I, Count of Manderscheid-Blankenheim-Gerolstein, and his wife Margarete. Together with the 17th-century rectory and the towering Blankenheim Castle, the church forms an impressive architectural ensemble.
The tower was added in 1616 and a two-nave crypt was built under the north end of the hall. After the castle chapel was demolished in 1815, the burial place of the Counts of Manderscheid-Blankenheim was established there. The decorative late Gothic vault paintings were uncovered between 1954 and 1956 and supplemented according to findings. At the beginning of the 20th century, a fourth storey was added to the tower."
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