Walldurn: St. Georg Walldürn
Tucked into the wooded hills of the Odenwald, Walldürn is a town whose character is shaped by its centuries-old pilgrimage tradition. Its focal point is the Basilica of St George, a baroque church built between 1698 and 1714 after earlier buildings on the site. The church safeguards the Holy Blood corporal, a linen altar cloth linked to a medieval miracle tradition and the basis of Walldürn’s enduring Roman Catholic pilgrimage. Around the basilica, the town centre combines a broad paved square with steep-roofed houses and Franconian half-timbered architecture. Walldürn lies in northern Baden-Württemberg, within the Neckar-Odenwald district, where the uplands of the Odenwald form a gentle, forested setting for the town.
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Walldürn occupies a wooded upland position in the Odenwald of northern Baden-Württemberg. The town is one of Germany’s long-established Catholic pilgrimage centres: the Basilica of St George preserves the Holy Blood corporal associated with the 1330 Blood Miracle, and the annual pilgrimage season remains central to local life. Roman frontiers also shaped this area; the remains of the Walldürn fort belong to the Upper Germanic-Raetian Limes, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Forest and farmland around the town mark the transition between the Odenwald and the Bauland. Browse additional webcams from the Odenwald and northern Baden-Württemberg to extend your view of this region.
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