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Schleswig-Holstein

Sophienhof Chapel

Schleswig-Holstein

Sophienhof Chapel

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Sophienhof Chapel

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Road cycling

4.5

(38)

Gravel riding

5.0

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Location: Schellhorn, Plön, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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January 4, 2025

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The chapel was built in 1873 in the Byzantine round-arch style, as is common in the Russian Orthodox Church. The Lübeck merchant Nikolaus Johanssen, owner of the Sophienhof estate, had …

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March 14, 2025

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The gable of the Sophienhof Chapel – with the inscriptions (above) GLORY BE TO GOD IN THE HIGHEST (Luke 2:14) and (below – from left): The world passes away with its desires (1 John 2:17); TO THE WAYWAY FOR RETREAT & The Lord's word endures forever (Isaiah 40:8b)

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March 14, 2025

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In 1962, the chapel became the property of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Preetz, which, like the Kiel Mennonites, uses the chapel for services approximately once a month. Below the chapel, on the opposite slope, is the Johanssen family mausoleum, later built by the son of the architect Scheele.

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Old Gatehouse at Preetz Abbey – View of Lake Plön (Großer Plöner See) loop from Kiel Hauptbahnhof

70.9km

04:22

400m

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Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route.

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4.5

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Sophienhof Chapel – Bathing Area at Trammer See loop from Trent Abzw

32.2km

01:57

200m

200m

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces.

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4.6

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#3.

Sophienhof Chapel – Gatehouse of Gut Rethwisch loop from Preetz

22.2km

01:23

140m

140m

Easy bike ride. Mostly paved surfaces.

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Location: Schellhorn, Plön, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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