Sankt-Remigius-Kapelle, Romanesque chapel on Kapellenberg hill in Rottenburg am Neckar, Germany
Sankt-Remigius-Kapelle is a Romanesque chapel on Kapellenberg hill near Rottenburg am Neckar in Baden-Württemberg, surrounded by the Wurmlingen cemetery. The building displays typical features of Romanesque architecture with elements reflecting a long occupation history at this site.
The site was inhabited as far back as the Bronze Age and showed human traces through the Hallstatt period based on excavations from 1962 to 1963. The chapel itself developed later and became an important gathering place for religious and community purposes.
The 1649 bell carries inscriptions referencing historical peace treaties and continues to ring during community ceremonies and funeral services. Its sound connects the present community to moments that have taken place here for generations.
The site sits on a hillside and requires a walk through the cemetery to reach the chapel. Visitors should be prepared for changing weather and uneven terrain.
Medieval tradition tells of Count Anselm von Calw requesting his final journey to the burial site in an ox-drawn wagon. This story reveals the personal importance this place held for local nobility long ago.
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