Basilica Sint Odiliënberg

Basilica Sint Odiliënberg
Kerkplein 15
6077 AA
Sint Odilienberg
On the hill stands the Basilica
Basilica Sint Odiliënberg

Church

Places of interest

Sint Odilienberg is an idyllic Limburg town at the foot of a hill. On this hill lies the Basilica of the Saints Wiro, Plechelmus and Otgerus. Basilica Sint Odiliënberg lies on the meandering little river the Roer. 

Sint Odilienberg

In the eighth century A.D., three Anglo-Saxon missionaries (Wiro, Plechelmus and Otger) founded a small monastery on the Sint-Petrusberg, a Limburg hill of little significance at first glance. Later, at the foot of this hill emerged Sint Odiliënberg, an idyllic village on the meandering Roer River. The famous Pieterpad takes many tourists to this place. According to tradition, Bishop Balderik had the relics of Wiro, Plechelmus and Otger exalted, or canonized, in the tenth century.  

Romanesque Basilica Sint Odiliënberg

During excavations in the church of Sint Odiliënberg, not entirely coincidentally, a tenth-century reliquary tomb was found. No remains of the original church have survived above ground. The present church is only partially intact according to its original design. Despite all the splendor of this Romanesque basilica, it was neglected for a long time. At the end of the nineteenth century, the church was revalued, with architect Johan Kayser responsible for its restoration. Partly based on parts still present, missing parts were reconstructed, until the church as it stands today.

Nearby

The distances mentioned below are the distances from the location above.

 
1,96km
Walking/hiking routes
 
2,82km
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3,20km
Restaurant
 
3,61km
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3,70km
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3,73km
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4,22km
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4,24km
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4,49km
Restaurant
 
4,72km
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4,73km
Restaurant
 
4,86km
Lunchroom
 
4,87km
Restaurant
 
 
4,96km
Restaurant
 
4,96km
Restaurant
 
4,99km
Restaurant
 
5,10km
Restaurant
 
5,10km
Lunchroom
 
 
5,11km
Restaurant
 
5,16km
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5,19km
Restaurant
 
5,21km
Lunchroom
 
5,27km
Lunchroom
 
 
5,28km
Restaurant
 
 
 
5,31km
Café or pub
 
5,32km
Restaurant
 
5,32km
Restaurant
 
 
5,33km
Walking/hiking routes
 
5,33km
Restaurant
 
5,35km
Cycle route
 
5,35km
Cycle route
 
5,35km
Cycle route
 
 
5,35km
Cycle route
 
5,35km
Cycle route
 
5,35km
Walking/hiking routes
 
5,35km
Cycle route