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Keltisch-Römische Tempelanlage Juddekirchhof
Gerolstein
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The Roman Marcus Victorius Polentius donated a temple dedicated to the goddess Caiva on the Munterley Plateau in 124 AD, presumably in gratitude for a victorious battle. Today the place of worship is popularly called "Juddekirchhof". The name comes from "Joddekirchhoff", i. e. "yard around the church (sanctuary) of the Jodd", where "Jodd" is synonymous with "godfather". The Celtic matrons had about the same duties as Catholic godmothers.
The Afelskreuz (Ablasskreuz) stands on an old Roman military road. For centuries pilgrims have been pilgrimage from Bonn-Cologne to the grave of the Apostle Matthias in Trier.
The parish church of Bollendorf, which lies parallel to the Sauer on a slope, was built in 1838/39 according to the plans of Johann Georg Wolff, the city architect of Trier at the time. It is a hall building with a classicist columned age and an attached tower.
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War memorial Stadtkyll
Stadtkyll
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The Stadtkyll war memorial was erected in 1934. The memorial was designed by Professor Emil Fahrenkamp, an architect and university lecturer who was head of the art academy in Düsseldorf from 1937 to 1946. It commemorates the 30 soldiers from Stadtkyll who lost their lives in the First World War. Their names are engraved on the sarcophagus in the memorial crypt.