Knechtsteden Monastery – Knechtsteden Monastery loop from Knechtsteden

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Rhein-Kreis Neuss

Dormagen

Knechtsteden Monastery – Knechtsteden Monastery loop from Knechtsteden

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Knechtsteden Monastery – Knechtsteden Monastery loop from Knechtsteden

01:27

5.71km

20m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Rheinland

Waldnaturschutzgebiet Knechtsteden

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408 m

Klosterhof Restaurant & Beer Garden

Highlight • Restaurant

When open again (Coroma) great place for a rest. Then when you find a place. Is very popular with cyclists and hikers. But also very tasty.

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593 m

Schlossgarten Monastery Entrance

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The baroque gatehouse was built in 1705

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763 m

Knechtsteden Monastery

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The three-aisled groin vaulted basilica with columns and pillars in the "Rhenish column change" has a transept in the east and an eight-sided crossing tower. With this emphasis on the east, it is hard to guess from the outside that the church is actually a double choir. The west building is only emphasized by an apse; the east choir was reserved for the monks, the west choir served the parish.

The view to the east shows the comparatively high pointed arched windows that this brightly lit east choir has been renewed in a Gothic style. Romanesque choirs look different, which can be seen on the same building, because the west choir has been preserved in its original form from 1150/60.

de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kloster_Knechtsteden

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2.37 km

Artificial Spring 'Eule' in Knechtsteden Nature Reserve

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Due to groundwater lowering for open-cast mining, not enough water is emerging at Fliesteden Castle to supply the Chorbusch. After just 4 km, the Fliesteden Graben is dry. The adjacent Hahnengraben is dry along its entire length.

To improve the health of the last ditch in the chain, RWE is extracting deeper groundwater and feeding it here. The "Owl" is an artificial spring. While supplies last.

It is clear that coal mining in the Rhineland is causing damage not only through CO2 emissions, but also through the drying out of 1,000 square kilometers of landscape.

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4.30 km

Benches by the Monument

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4.31 km

18th-century Wayside Cross at Knechtsteden Monastery

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This way and processional cross dates from the 18th century and bears the following inscription:
PER SIGNUM CRUCIS ADIVVA NOS IESU REDEMPTORI CRUCIFIXO EREXI. F. L. LANSEN A. K.

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