St. Clemenskirche

St. Clemenskirche

Mayen

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A landmark of Mayen is the Clemens Church in the center of the city. In the middle of the pedestrian zone is the church with the crooked, twisted steeple. According to legend, the devil twisted the corkscrew-like tower. However, it was a construction error of the carpenters. The Clemens Church is one of the first Gothic hall churches on the Middle Rhine. The church was first mentioned in 1296, and between 1350 and 1430 it was rebuilt into the Gothic hall church of the Augustinian monastery. Destroyed in 1944, then rebuilt.

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St. Clemenskirche Mayen Turm, © Stadt Mayen
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Opening hours

  • From April 27th to February 1st
    Monday
    00:00 - 23:59

    Tuesday
    00:00 - 23:59

    Wednesday
    00:00 - 23:59

    Thursday
    00:00 - 23:59

    Friday
    00:00 - 23:59

    Saturday
    00:00 - 23:59

    Sunday
    00:00 - 23:59

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Mayen

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Tourist-Information Mayen
Boemundring 6
56727 Mayen
Phone: (0049) 2651 903004

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After Mayen was declared as a city by Rudolf von Habsburg in 1291, the city got palisadings and gateways as protection. that they began with the building of the city wall - it was 1,660 m (1,815 yd) long, had 4 gates and 16 towers and starts and ends at the "Genoveva" castle - which surrounded the city almost circular. The fortified wall lost its protective function after cannons got improved in the 17th century. In the 19th and 20th century, large parts of the wall were teared down to cope with the necessary enhancement of the city. A part of the remaining wall was destroyed in World War II. Remaining parts of the city fortification were rebuild. The castle precints was connected with the wall walk via circular stairs and from there you could go to the rose garden and the "Genoveva" castle. The wall walk can only be visited with a city tour.

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