Date Saturday 25th May 2019 Holy Places Visited Katholische Kirchengemeinde [“Catholic Parish Church”], Hobbach Distance Travelled Not applicable (stayed in Hobbach) Route Joined a Saturday evening service in the local church, which has both older and newer buildings, the latter of which is partly built over the small river Elsava.
Category archives: Bayern [Bavaria]
Day 123: Heimbuchenthal to Hobbach
Date Friday 24th May 2019 Holy Places Visited Katholische Pfarramt [“Catholic Parish Church”], Heimbuchenthal Chapel, Hobbach Distance Travelled Approximately 6 km (3½ miles) Route Followed the valley southwards to the next town of Hobbach, following the small river Elsava between the densely-forested hills.
Day 122: Hessenthal to Heimbuchenthal
Date Thursday 23rd May 2019 Holy Places Visited Wallfahrtskirche – Mariä Himmelfahrt [“Pilgrimage Church – Mary’s Ascension”], Hessenthal St. Martinkirche [“St. Martin’s Church”], Heimbuchenthal Distance Travelled Approximately 6 km (3½ miles) Route Followed the Elsava River southwards through a valley, passing the village of Mespelbrunn to the small town of Heimbuchenthal.
Day 121: Haibach to Hessenthal
Date Wednesday 22nd May 2019 Holy Places Visited St. Johannes der Taüfer Kirche [“St. John the Baptist Church”], Grünmorsbach, Haibach (exterior) Small Chapel, near Oberbessenbach, Bessenbach Chapel, near Hessenthal (exterior) Wallfahrtskirche – Mariä Himmelfahrt [“Pilgrimage Church – Mary’s Ascension”], Hessenthal Distance Travelled Approximately 12½ km (8 miles) Route Walked through beautiful rolling hills and woodland …
Day 120: Aschaffenburg to Haibach
Date Tuesday 21st May 2019 Holy Places Visited Katholisches Pfarramt St. Nikolaus von Flüe [“Catholic Parish Church of St. Nicholas of Flüe”], Haibach Distance Travelled Approximately 6½ km (4 miles) Route Walked from the centre of Aschaffenburg through Schöntal [“Beautiful Valley”] Park and on through Bavarian countryside and woodland to the town of Haibach.
Day 119: Kleinostheim to Aschaffenburg
Date Monday 20th May 2019 Holy Places Visited St. Agatha Kirche [“St. Agatha’s Church”], Aschaffenburg Distance Travelled Approximately 9½ km (6 miles) Route I walked beside the Main River and followed it upstream, passing through the town of Mainaschaff to the large town of Aschaffenburg in Bayern [Bavaria].
Day 118: Bahnhofsviertel, Frankfurt am Main [“Frankfurt on the Main”] to Kleinostheim
Date Sunday 19th May 2019 Holy Places Visited St. Leonhardskirche [“St. Leonard’s Church”], Altstadt, Frankfurt am Main Kaiserdom St. Bartholomäus [“Emperor Cathedral of St. Bartholomew”], Altstadt, Frankfurt am Main St. Marcellinus und Petrus Kirche [“St. Marcellinus and Peter’s Church”], Seligenstadt Katholische Pfarrgemeinde St. Kilian [“Catholic Parish Church of St. Kilian”], Mainflingen Chapel, Kleinostheim (exterior) Distance …