- Parking spaces available
- Bus stop available
- Bad weather offer
- for any weather
- for groups
- for school classes
- for families
- for individual guests
- Suitable for seniors
- for children (3-6 years)
- for children (6-10 years)
- for children (from 10 years)
- Free admission
- WC facility
- free of charge / accessible at any time
Petruskirche the Church of Lights (Mining Trail 5)
Church | Info point | Street art/ art in public spaces
The first mining church of lights in the region. Located directly on the mining hiking trail in Ramsbeck.
(Mining hiking trail information board 5)
(Mining hiking trail information board 5)
Address
Petruskirche the Church of Lights (Mining Trail 5)
Schulstraße 21
59909 Bestwig
Properties:
With the industrial expansion of mining in Ramsbeck from the middle of the 19th century, many Protestant miners came to the region from the Harz Mountains, Thuringia and Saxony. The first families arrived in the Andreasberg colony in 1854. From 1855, the preacher August Disselhoff laid the foundations for the first Protestant congregation in the Ramsbeck area with a great deal of personal commitment.
After years of provisional solutions, the foundation stone for today's church was laid in 1878. The neo-Gothic building, designed by Wilhelm Moelle, was consecrated in 1879 and is one of the oldest Protestant churches in Hochsauerland. It has been a listed building since 1978 and was extensively renovated in 1995. Since then, it has borne the name "Petruskirche".
The church is a symbol of cohesion, faith and new beginnings - at that time for immigrant miners' families, later also for displaced persons after 1945. Today, as a "church of lights", it invites people to rest, reflect and have a spiritual experience.
Find out some background information about the project: https://woll-magazin.de/inspiration-durch-farben-und-ton/
Discover the mining trail: https://www.outdooractive.com/de/route/themenweg/sauerland/bergbauwanderweg-in-ramsbeck/6991537/
Main opening times:
| Day | From | Until |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 08:00 | 18:00 |
| Tuesday | 08:00 | 18:00 |
| Wednesday | 08:00 | 18:00 |
| Thursday | 08:00 | 18:00 |
| Friday | 08:00 | 18:00 |
| Saturday | 08:00 | 18:00 |
| Sunday | 08:00 | 18:00 |
Directions
Bus stop: Ramsbeck, Ziegelwiese or Ramsbeck, Schule Bus route: R72 Bestwig-Ramsbeck-Andreasberg-Wasserfall www.westfalentarif.de