Walldürn pilgrimage basilica

Burgstraße 26, 74731 Walldürn

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The Basilica of St. George in Walldürn is still an important place of pilgrimage in the Odenwald. Every year after Pentecost, thousands of believers make the pilgrimage to Walldürn on foot.

The Walldürn pilgrimage basilica, as it can be seen today, was built between 1698 and 1728 and is still one of the most beautiful baroque buildings with a magnificent interior in the Odenwald. The Basilica of St. George in Walldürn became famous in 1330 due to the miracle of the Holy Blood. During the holy mass, the consecrated chalice fell over after the consecration due to the carelessness of the priest Heinrich Otto, leaving an image of the crucified Christ and 11 heads of Christ with crowns of thorns (Veronicae) on the cloth. The cloth is still kept in the basilica today. In 1626, Father Hoffius had a chapel built between the old tower and the nave to the north for the altar of blood made of white alabaster. In 1962, Pope John XXIII elevated the pilgrimage basilica to the status of "Basilica Minor". To this day, the basilica in Walldürn is a famous place of pilgrimage. Pilgrims from all over the world come to Walldürn on foot on various routes to see the miracle of the blood. The annual main pilgrimage period always begins on the Sunday after Pentecost and extends over a period of four weeks.

Various guided tours on request.

The chapel is open around the clock. Groups can book a guided tour of the church with or without organ playing for a fee

Römisch-Katholische Kirchengemeinde Walldürn

Contact person

Burgstraße 26, 74731 Walldürn

+49 6282 67107

+49 (0) 6282 67107

+49 (0) 6282-920 317

tourismus@wallduern.de

https://www.se-wallduern.de

Tourist- und Freizeitinformation Walldürn

Contact person

Hauptstraße 27, 74731 Walldürn

+49 6282 - 67 105

tourismus@wallduern.de

http://www.wallduern.de

Parkplätze

behindertengerecht

Parkplätze gibt es in unmittelbarer Nähe zur Wallfahrtsbasilika.Bitte hierfür das Parkleitsystem der Stadt Walldürn beachten!

By car:
From the direction of Heidelberg/Mannheim
Take the Sinsheim exit - follow the B292 towards Mosbach. Then follow the B27 past Buchen to Walldürn.
A3 from Frankfurt/Aschaffenburg
Exit Stockstadt / Aschaffenburg - continue on the B469 via Großostheim, Obernburg, Miltenberg to Amorbach. Then follow the B47 to Walldürn
A81 from the direction of Würzburg
Take the Tauberbischofsheim exit - follow the B290 towards Tauberbischofsheim. Turn onto the B27 in the direction of Walldürn.
A81 from Stuttgart/Heilbronn
Osterburken exit - through Osterburken in the direction of B27 Buchen - Walldürn

By train:
The pilgrimage basilica and the pilgrimage town of Walldürn can also be reached by public transport. 
Walldürn is located on the railroad line from Seckach (S-Bahn connection to the Rhine-Neckar region / direction Osterburken, Stuttgart and Würzburg) to Miltenberg (Lower Franconia/Bavaria) with connections for trains to Aschaffenburg/Frankfurt and Wertheim/Crailsheim.
Walldürn station is operated by the Westfrankenbahn and is located around 850 m from the pilgrimage basilica. After arriving at Walldürn station, you can take the Walldürn city bus (runs Monday-Saturday only) to reach inner-city destinations.

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https://www.wallfahrt-wallduern.de

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallfahrtsbasilika_St._Georg

https://www.facebook.com/wallfahrt.wallduern/

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