Afelskreuz

Afelskreuz

Katzwinkel

The Afelskreuz (indulgence cross) stands on an old Roman military road.
For centuries, pilgrims from the Bonn-Cologne area have been pilgrimaging along this road to the grave of the Apostle Matthias in Trier.
In the vernacular this path is therefore also called the pilgrim road. However, there is another name: until the 1930s, farmers and traders drove cattle and pigs past the Afelskreuz to the markets in Kelberg and Mehren. This fact gives the path its second name: Piglet Road.
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Opening hours

  • From April 27th to December 31st
    Monday
    12:00 AM - 11:00 PM

    Tuesday
    12:00 AM - 11:00 PM

    Wednesday
    12:00 AM - 11:00 PM

    Thursday
    12:00 AM - 11:00 PM

    Friday
    12:00 AM - 11:00 PM

    Saturday
    12:00 AM - 11:00 PM

    Sunday
    12:00 AM - 11:00 PM

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Katzwinkel

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Tourist-Information Kelberg
Dauner Straße 22
53539 Kelberg
Phone: (0049)2692 87218

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