Christian Heritage Sites

Explore the religious landscape of the Cochem-Zell district, featuring historic sites that span from 13th-century hermitages to 18th-century Baroque masterworks. This collection includes the 15th-century Gothic pilgrimage church in Driesch, the secluded Kloster Maria Engelport in the Flaumbach valley, and the hilltop Zilleskapelle. These sites highlight the region's diverse ecclesiastical architecture and its enduring role as a center for pilgrimage and monastic life along the Moselle and Eifel regions.

Kloster Ebernach

A Roman Catholic monastery located in Sehl near Cochem, serving as a significant religious and social institution in the Moselle valley.

Georgskapelle

This Gothic chapel was built around 1340 and was originally part of the St. Castor collegiate foundation in Karden.

St. Franz von Assisi

A Catholic parish church and heritage site dedicated to Saint Francis of Assisi.

Wallfahrtskirche Maria Martental

A prominent pilgrimage church situated above the valley near Leienkaul, serving as a major spiritual site in the Eifel region.

Karmeliterkirche St. Josef

Located in Beilstein, this Baroque church was constructed for the Carmelite Order between the late 17th and early 18th centuries.

Wallfahrtskirche Mater Dolorosa

A late 15th-century pilgrimage church in the Driesch district of Lutzerath, noted for its historic architecture and religious significance.

Kloster Maria Engelport

Situated in the Flaumbach valley near Treis-Karden, this monastery sits at the edge of the Hunsrück mountains and has a long history as a religious retreat.