Location: Lindlar
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Lindlar (German pronunciation: [ˈlɪnʈˡlaː], Ripuarian: Lenkeln [ˈleŋˑkəln]) is a municipality in the Oberbergischer Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located about 30 km east of Cologne.
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1. Bergisches Freilichtmuseum Lindlar
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4.5 based on 44 reviews
Reviewed By folieske4 - Antwerp, Belgium
On the 25 hectare area the historical use of natural resources and economy, as well as 19th-20th century rural life and craft of the local population from the Northern Mettmann district to the South Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district. : bake house, forge, ribbon weavery, saw pit, sailmaking, charcoal Kiln, barns, stables, small farms, cottages, school-hostel, Müllershammer (overshot water mill and forge), chapel, straw-bale house, fields and meadows and Forests, animals such as: Red Holstein Frisian cows, Bergisches Chicken breeds (Schlotterkämme, Kräher Krüper), Berta belongs to the breed German meadow-pig.
2. Friedhof Lindlar
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4.5 based on 4 reviews
Reviewed By folieske4 - Antwerp, Belgium
At the cemetery a funeral wealth of historical landmarks of traditional local stone quarry. The ten oldest tombstones date back to almost to the period when the cemetery was founded in 1804. A new law then forbade further burial in the middle of the village at cemetery St. Severin.
3. St Apollinaris
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4 based on 4 reviews
Reviewed By folieske4 - Antwerp, Belgium
The St. Apollinaris church was ordained in 1797. In 1801 followed the secession of the parish of Lindlar, a while later it was abrogated, once and for all finally in 1812 complete separation, under strong involvement of Pastor Johann Peter Ommerborn. The church built in 1848-1850 burned down after lightning struck in 1897. A new church was built in 1898 under Pastor Matthias Schmitz. Boxing Day1926 collapsed parts of the Church ceiling. The current church was built in 1927-1928 (Professor Dominikus Böhm). Decoration was carried out over the years by collection of voluntary funds: 8 stained-glass Windows in the nave, new choir-Windows, 25 large church-benches, enlargement of the Nothelferkapelle, sculptures, repair of the organ and new stations of the cross.
4. Frauenhauschen am Falkenhof
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4 based on 4 reviews
Reviewed By folieske4 - Antwerp, Belgium
When the Our Lady chapel was built is unknown. In the 1490 church book listed as “Hilgenhuyß zu frauwen wyden” (chapel on the Frauen Weide, popularly called Frauenhäuschen). In a 1519 Charter Heinrich Schinckern (from Waldenburg) donates a capital of 100 Golden guilders in order that at Kirmes (later changed to “fair”) bread and meat for the poor should be handed out to the Kirmes (funfair) near the “unser frawen dear Heußgen” (our Lady chapel) in Lindlar. This “Schellers-Armenrente” (poor allowance of which the Scheller Manor was tasked) was lifted 1923 due to inflation. In 1703 Carl Lothar von Waldenburg (genus Schenkern zu Unter-Heiligenhoven) acquired the estate Mittel- Heiligenhoven and thus also the Frauenhäuschen. Each year 2nd day of Easter the Emmaus-procession was held in front of the Chapel and Holy Mass was read. Still today a procession to the chapel is held at the feast of “Motherhood of Mary”, October 11. The Chapel is a small quarrystone building with and almost square floorplan: 3.45 metres long and 3.55 meters wide. Above the pyramid-shaped thatched roof is an open Flèche with a 18th century bell. Thatched cover and chalk exterior refreshed in 1962. Above the door the coat of arms of barons von Waldenburg and the year 1703. In its Interior an 18th century Baroque altar which carries two free-standing Corinthian columns with Angels-capitals, a bell gable with an Angel crowns the altar. In the Central scallop shell niche a wooden Virgin with the child as half-figure.
5. Jubilate Kirche
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4 based on 3 reviews
Reviewed By folieske4 - Antwerp, Belgium
The Protestant church was built in 1956. Portal in the shape of a tripartite ellipse, distinctive column tower. The building is since 1989 under Cultural heritage management. In 1990 its tower was built from "Grauwacke" (Greywacke, signifying a grey, earthy rock variety of sandstone) but the iron reinforcements in the pillars had started to rust and thus threatened by the danger collapse, it was demolished and replaced by another stone. (Grauwacke is a sedimentary rock which is carved in Lindlar, not sensitive to frost so porous and permeable).
6. Altes Amtshaus
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4 based on 3 reviews
Reviewed By folieske4 - Antwerp, Belgium
Built in 1668, today it houses the headquarters of the tourist information center municipality Lindlar (LindlarTouristik), it also houses a gourmet restaurant, a wine cellar and a ceremonial hall (mostly used for weddings). In 1798 France and Austria signed a peace treaty overhere. Info table located in the lobby.
7. Katholische Pfarrkirche St. Severin
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4 based on 3 reviews
Reviewed By folieske4 - Antwerp, Belgium
12th Century, its nave was separated by pillars into a central nave and two aisles with gable roof. The tower was directly connected to the church hall. In 1582 repair of the tower of which a part was demolished. The entire tower burnt down on 16 December 1626 and destroyed the bells, extensive repairs in 1682, in 1785 the tower got a curved roof with an open eight-sided Lanterne and a high slim hood. The second oldest part of the church is the 1495-1500 choir ajoint by masonry. The old curch nave inbetween tower and choir was demolished 1 April 1826, in this way the present nave was created in a simpler but more secure version. After this nave was completed, the Prussian government declared that all costs are to be paid by the parish, therefor the Latin inscriptions at the north-south portal with year 1826. The present sacristy with a small teaching room on the first floor was built in 1934. In the tower the ancient bell casted in 1627 in Lindlar by Johann Helling himself. In the choir flèche hung since 1500 a small bell, also called “Messschelle” and was probably in 1500 casted by a bell-founder of Cologne, 1951 it was housed in the new flèche. In WWII it was nearly melted down, but due to brave men who had prevnted this by swopping this for an equal size but more modern bell.
8. Steenkuhler Brunnen
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4 based on 2 reviews
Reviewed By folieske4 - Antwerp, Belgium
Monument and Fountain depicting a 19th century Lindlar stonemasons family: the goat (the cow of poor people, it supplied both milk and meat and leather), the child which plays along the brook , mother washes clothes in the river, father is a stonemason and shapes the pieces of stone. The Fountain is made by help of sponsors on an idea by Manfred Hamm, Lindlar (Lindlar traffic and tourist association). In June 2002 it was inaugurated at the square with a ceremony.
9. Burgruine Eibach
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3.5 based on 3 reviews
Reviewed By folieske4 - Antwerp, Belgium
Former water Castle, built 14th century. At that time it was a multiple-storey estate with strong towers and a high half hipped roof. 15th Century owners were the families of Neuenhoff (later added: genus von der Leyen, or "Ley"). 1545-1567 Is the owner is a perfect from Steinbach, his son Wilhelm (also perfect in Steinbach) became historicaly known as the Bergisches "Marshal Ley", who in 1603 accomplished the occupation of Castle Homburg in Nümbrecht, he is also the Builder of the present Castle. Early18th century the estate was in possession of Max von Steprath (who was married to Katharina Ursula von Ley), afterwards in ownership followed by family Saraing (also the owner of Castle Breidenbach). 16 December 1782 the castle with almost all buildings was reduced to ashes, at present, next to the ruins, only the former gatehouse and the garden remained preserved. The castle ruins are in possession of Baron von Fürstenberg and is a popular destination for walkers and photographers.
10. Tiger-Gruppe
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4 based on 2 reviews
Reviewed By folieske4 - Antwerp, Belgium
The bronze tiger group at the industrial complex the company in the Bismarckstraße was errected in 1959 for then-company owner Karl Goetze (1903-1973) according the logo of his Northwest paper mills. These highly tear-resistant products which were produced here since 1936 were known as “Tiger Force”. This “Hagenbeck tiger” stood as model for the sculptor of this monument, Erdmann Scholz from Hamburg.
