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Bernkastel-Kues
Lkr. Bernkastel-Wittlich
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Cusanusstraße 14
(Ehem. Weinkellerei)

Sankt Kilian und Bacchus

Saint Kilian and Bacchus

Ireland c. 640 - Würzburg c. 689,
Irish missionary bishop and the apostle of Franconia, where he began his labours towards the end of the 7th century
(Wikipedia)

1903

Bernkastel-Kues / Sankt Kilian und Bacchus

Description

Statue of St. Kilian in a niche in the façade, on top of the façade a statue of Bacchus with a goblet of wine.

Annotation

St. Kilian is a kind of wine from Bernkastel.

Sources & Information

Datenbank der Kulturgüter in der Region Trier, Gemeinde Bernkastel-Kues.

Locatie (N 49°55'2" - E 7°4'9") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: derp135; Photograph: 20 April 2012
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