Bruchhausen is known as a Marian pilgrimage site. Historic buildings in Bruchhausen include the castle of the Counts of Spee, the house of the Counts of Trips, the old rectory with its mansard roof, and several half-timbered houses in the historic town center.
Culture and History
The parish and pilgrimage church of St. John the Baptist is a three-aisled basilica. Its preserved early structure includes the tower and the nave walls; later changes include a new choir built around 1500.
The church contains notable religious works of art. These include a polychrome limestone Madonna attributed to the Master of the Carmelite Madonna in Mainz, and another Madonna from the 14th century associated with the continuing tradition of Marian pilgrimage.
Broderkons Berg is located near Bruchhausen. The surrounding area is home to Arenfels Castle, Rheineck Castle, Drachenfels, and Großer Ölberg. The wider region around Bruchhausen includes the Electoral Palace, the Rhineland State Museum in Bonn, and the Gänsehalsturm.
Other places in the same broader area include Straßenhaus, Urbach, Bad Hönningen, Hochscheid, Rodenbach, Richert, Dernbach and Isenburg.
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