Date Wednesday 26th June 2019 Holy Places Visited Spitalkirche [“Hospital Church”], Wilhermsdorf (exterior) Distance Travelled Approximately 12 km (7½ miles) Route Walked through farmland and forest to the outskirts of the town of Markt Erlbach and through the village of Eschenbach, stopping to cool down with much appreciated water from the village fountain. Continued on …
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Day 155: Linden
Date Tuesday 25th June 2019 Holy Places Visited Sankt Leonhard Kirche [“Saint Leonard Church”], Linden (exterior) Distance Travelled Not applicable (stayed in Linden) Route Spent the day in the Bavarian village of Linden, re-visiting the local Protestant (Evangelical Lutheran) church of Saint Leonard. The main building was built around 1872/73, with two of the bells …
Days 152 & 153: Bad Windsheim [“Bath Windsheim”]
Date Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd June 2019 Holy Places Visited Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche Sankt Kilian [“Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saint Kilian”], Bad Windsheim Distance Travelled Not applicable (stayed in Bad Windsheim) Route Visited the grand protestant church on both Saturday and Sunday. The church is dedicated to Saint Kilian, a 7th Century bishop from Ireland …
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Day 151: Gallmersgarten to Bad Windsheim [“Bath Windsheim”]
Date Friday 21st June 2019 Holy Places Visited Sankt Laurentius Evangelische Kirche [“Saint Lawrence Evangelical Church”], Schwebheim (exterior) Sankt Nikolaus Evangelische Kirche [“Saint Nicholas Evangelical Church”], Wiebelsheim Sankt Bonifatius Katholische Kirche [“Saint Boniface Catholic Church”], Bad Windsheim (exterior) Distance Travelled Approximately 15 km (9½ miles) Route On another hot day I walked on to the …
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Day 150: Gallmersgarten and Steinach Adens
Date Thursday 20th June 2019 Holy Places Visited Marienkirche [“Mary’s Church”], Steinach Adens (exterior) Distance Travelled Not applicable (round trip) Route Walked to the neighbouring village of Steinach Adens and visited the church dedicated to Mary. Admired the rolling green hills and ubiquitous solar panels.
Day 149: Reichardsroth to Gallmersgarten
Date Wednesday 19th June 2019 Holy Places Visited Evangelische Lutherisch Kirche St. Johannes Baptist [“Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. John the Baptist”], Reichardsroth (exterior) Evangelische Lutherisch Kirche [“Evangelical Lutheran Church”], Ohrenbach Distance Travelled Approximately 9½ km (6 miles) Route On another hot, sunny day I walked from Reichardsroth alongside fields and woods to the small …
Day 148: Reichardsroth
Date Tuesday 18th June 2019 Holy Places Visited Evangelische Lutherisch Kirche St. Johannes Baptist [“Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. John the Baptist”], Reichardsroth Distance Travelled Not applicable (stayed in Reichardsroth) Route Stayed in the village and visited the beautiful 765 year old Protestant church dedicated to Saint John the Baptist.