• Copyright: Foto: Svenja Schulze-Entrup, Quelle: Touristik-Büro Vordereifel

Kapelle St. Apollonia in Hirten

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Today's St. Apollonia Chapel in Hirten (Untere Dorfstraße 2) was built in 1785 in honor of the holy Apollonia and solemnly consecrated on July 12, 1785.

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