Finkenbergkirche und Kupfermeisterfriedhof: Glaube und Arbeit in Stolberg
Roetgen
The Old Church Path makes visible what it meant to "go to church". For the reformed families from Roetgen, this was to be understood literally.
Their destination was Stolberg - a place where the town's history and everyday religious life come together. Here, after almost 19 kilometers, they reached the Finkenberg Church.
This Protestant church, built in 1721, was the spiritual home for many families from Stolberg for decades, as well as for the reformed families from Roetgen, who regularly made the long journey here.
The Kupfermeister cemetery is located in the immediate vicinity. It tells of Stolberg's economic history and of entrepreneurial families who shaped the region and at the same time supported Protestant life. Work, faith and social development were closely intertwined here.
A moment to remember: stop for a moment before you move on and pause. Behind you - or in front of you - lie kilometers that were once not leisure time, but religious obligation. Week after week. In all weathers. Can you imagine doing this walk regularly?
mehr lesen Their destination was Stolberg - a place where the town's history and everyday religious life come together. Here, after almost 19 kilometers, they reached the Finkenberg Church.
This Protestant church, built in 1721, was the spiritual home for many families from Stolberg for decades, as well as for the reformed families from Roetgen, who regularly made the long journey here.
The Kupfermeister cemetery is located in the immediate vicinity. It tells of Stolberg's economic history and of entrepreneurial families who shaped the region and at the same time supported Protestant life. Work, faith and social development were closely intertwined here.
A moment to remember: stop for a moment before you move on and pause. Behind you - or in front of you - lie kilometers that were once not leisure time, but religious obligation. Week after week. In all weathers. Can you imagine doing this walk regularly?
