Today's church in Ettringen certainly had several predecessors at this point on the Kirchberg. In 1616 St. Maximinus is mentioned for the first time as patron. The foundation stone of today's church - according to plans by the Cologne architect Vinzenz Statz - was laid on June 9th, 1857 and 4 years later, on September 4th, 1861, the inauguration by Bishop Wilhelm Arnoldi took place.
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Fraubillenkreuz
Nusbaum
Open today
The mighty stone cross, which today bears the name Fraubillenkreuz, could be a Christian menhir that was erected 5,000 years ago. In the 15th century, the cross was first mentioned in a document as a boundary stone, and it still has this function today.
The present day chapel "To the Birth of Mary" in Helleweg 3 in Langscheid was built in 1847 and is accessible during the day. It is located diagonally across from the impressive village linden in the center of the village. The small community of Langscheid itself is idyllically located in the middle of the juniper heaths.
