Centgrafenkapelle (unfinished chapel)

Nr. on the small map: 15 (Bürgstadt)

The Centgrafenkapelle in the Bürgstadt Forest is unique. In 1630, the construction started, ordered by Centgraf Leonhard Gackstatt, but had to be left unfinished within the year, due to the Swedish invasion during the Thirty Years War. The reason why the chapel has never been concluded and remained to be a building ruin is still unknown. It is located at the beginning of the Historic Hiking Trail, marked with lots of stone monuments presenting the stone cutting during the Middle Ages and Modern Era, and serves as a popular setting for the traditional outdoor Christmas event of Bürgstadt.

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