Kevelaer
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Kevelaer is a renowned German pilgrimage town in North Rhine-Westphalia, famous as one of Europe’s most important Marian shrines and a major destination for Catholic pilgrims.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | town ⓘ |
| annualPilgrimNumberApproximate | around 800,000 ⓘ |
| areaCode | 02832 ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceToCologne | approximately 90 km northwest ⓘ |
| distanceToDuisburg | approximately 50 km northwest ⓘ |
| distanceToGoch | approximately 10 km east ⓘ |
| distanceToKleve | approximately 15 km south ⓘ |
| district | Kleve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dominantDenomination | Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Stadtrat Kevelaer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCityRightsSince | 19th century ⓘ |
| hasCoatOfArms | Coat of arms of Kevelaer ⓘ |
| hasMunicipalStatus | Stadt ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.kevelaer.de/ ⓘ |
| hasPilgrimageHistorySince | 17th century ⓘ |
| hasRailwayStation | Kevelaer station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligiousBuilding |
Basilica of St. Mary (Marienbasilika Kevelaer)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Candle Chapel (Kerzenkapelle) NERFINISHED ⓘ Chapel of Grace (Gnadenkapelle) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTwinTown |
Brienne-le-Château
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bury St Edmunds NERFINISHED ⓘ Erding NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Catholic Diocese of Czestochowa (partnership) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isMarianShrine | true ⓘ |
| isOneOf |
major destinations for Catholic pilgrims in Germany
ⓘ
most important Marian shrines in Europe ⓘ |
| isPilgrimageSite | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lower Rhine region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ district of Kleve ⓘ |
| locatedNear | border with the Netherlands ⓘ |
| mayorTitle | Bürgermeister ⓘ |
| nearAirport | Weeze Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | German NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pilgrimageFocus | veneration of the Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| pilgrimageSeason | mainly May to October ⓘ |
| populationApproximate | around 28,000 ⓘ |
| postalCode |
47623
ⓘ
47624 ⓘ 47625 ⓘ |
| primaryReligion | Christianity ⓘ |
| railwayLine | Lower Rhine Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| state | North Rhine-Westphalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismType | religious tourism ⓘ |
| vehicleRegistrationCode | KLE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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