Discover 4 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Odenthal (Germany). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Altenberger Dom, Märchenwald Altenberg, and Altenberg Abbey. Also, be sure to include CMS Pflegewohnstift St. Pankratius in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Odenthal (North Rhine-Westphalia).
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Altenberger Dom
Dome in Odenthal, Germany. The Altenberger Dom is the former abbey church of Altenberg Abbey which was built from 1259 in Gothic style by Cistercians. Listed as a cultural heritage, it is located in Altenberg, now part of Odenthal in the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Until 1511, the church was the burial site of counts and dukes of Berg and the dukes of Jülich-Berg.
Badly damaged after the monastery was dissolved in 1803 due to the secularisation of Germany, the church was rebuilt with support from Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia, who decreed in 1857 that it was to serve as a parish church simultaneously for a Catholic and a Protestant parish.
The German name has sometimes been translated to English as Altenberg Cathedral, but it was never a cathedral, a bishop's seat.[1]
Address: Eugen-Heinen-Platz 2, 51519 Odenthal
Märchenwald Altenberg
Theme park, Amusement park
Address: Maerchenwaldweg 15, 51519 Odenthal
Altenberg Abbey
Also known as: Abtei Altenberg
Monastery in Germany. for the Premonstratensian nunnery in Hesse, see Altenberg Abbey, Solms
Altenberg Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in Altenberg, now a part of the municipality of Odenthal in the Bergisches Land, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.[2]
Address: Ludwig-Wolker-Str. 10, 51519 Odenthal
CMS Pflegewohnstift St. Pankratius
Address: Altenberger-Dom-Str. 19, Odenthal