Lost in thought near Feyen/Weismark, do you know what stories this small chapel, Menninger Bildchen, could tell us? Menninger Bildchen is a charming chapel located in Trier. It stands at Pellinger Straße 210. The chapel is a testament to faith and history.
Menninger Bildchen is officially categorized as a building and art monument. It is a sacral building and more specifically a chapel. The exact date of its construction remains undated. The chapel’s coordinates are readily available. Its longitude is 6.629539. Its latitude is 49.702441. You can find Menninger Bildchen “beim Menninger Bildchen”.
Menninger Bildchen is documented by Helge Rieder from Konz in 2011. Helmut Bauer from Trier contributed images in 2014. The cultural database keeps records of Menninger Bildchen with the internal ID 23443.
Menninger Bildchen is part of Trier’s rich heritage. Trier is the oldest city in Germany. Its history stretches back to Roman times. Trier boasts nine UNESCO World Heritage Sites. These sites include the Cathedral of St. Peter and the Church of Our Lady. The most famous landmark is Porta Nigra.
Trier was founded in 17 BC. It is located in the Mosel valley. Vineyards and the Eifel and Hunsrück hills surround it. Legend says Trebeta founded Trier long before the Romans. Trebeta was the stepson of the Assyrian Queen Semiramis. The inscription at the Red House reads: “Trier stood 1300 years before Rome”.
The Romans arrived around 58 to 50 BC. Trier became “Augusta Treverorum”. Later it was named Treveris and finally Trier. The Porta Nigra, Barbara Baths, Amphitheatre and city wall were built in the 2nd century AD. Trier became an imperial residence in the 3rd century.
In the 4th century Trier was the largest Roman city north of the Alps. Its population was around 50,000. Some sources say up to 100,000. The Basilica of Constantine was built. A Trier bishop was first mentioned in 314.
Vikings caused massive destruction in 882. In 1030 the Greek monk Simeon locked himself in Porta Nigra. He became a hermit.
Trier’s population declined to less than 4,000 during the Thirty Years’ War. Karl Marx was born in Trier in 1818.
The Cathedral is Germany’s oldest bishop’s church. The Church of Our Lady is Germany’s oldest Gothic church. Constantine’s throne room was a single large hall. It expressed the emperor’s power.
Today Menninger Bildchen stands quietly. It reminds us of Trier’s long and complex past. Its walls hold stories of faith. They echo with the history of the region. Take a moment to appreciate this small but significant landmark. Menninger Bildchen is a true gem.