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Fischbach Chapel

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Mark Billiau.

Premium (World), region Antwerp, Belgium

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Fischbach Chapel

The Fischbach chapel is located just at the edge of the vast and desolate swamps of ‘Hohes Venn’ (the greatest and oldest National Park of Belgium and the most unique nature biotope in the land).

Around 1808 there was a small and poor cottage on this place, the very only settlement in this forsaken area.
It was used as an inn and rest area for the stagecoaches between the then Prussia and Belgium.
A bell was rung frequently there by the innkeeper Michel Schmitz during heavy fog, to save the life of people that were travelling on foot through the swamps and had lost their way (wooden paths as nowadays didn’t exist yet and sadly but many people died at that time in the swamps).

The chapel itself was built next to the cottage in 1830 by order and gratitude of the rich industrial Henri-Toussaint Fischbach, whose father-in-law was saved around 1819 by the bell of the inn, after being totally lost in the swamps during a hunting trip.
A new larger bell and also a small lantern were installed on the chapel's roof.
From that moment on, the lantern was lit by the innkeeper every evening (until his dead in 1856).
Many lives were saved this way thanks to the light and bell of this Fischbach chapel.

It’s a true story, not a legend.

Location : Baraque Michel (Belgium)

Comentarios 45

Vogelfreund 1000 29/04/2019 12:55
Ein Klasse Winterfoto .
gute arbeit .
gruß franz
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Erika Avery 08/02/2019 8:33
Just beautiful, love this untouched nature! Thanks for the explanations.
Bises - Erika
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Ernst August Pfaue 07/02/2019 21:59
Looks fantastic!

best wishes / Ernst August
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Miro-Su 06/02/2019 9:36
Beautiful winterscape. The colors and light are the most compelling and captivating aspects. I love the blue sky as well as the well lit trees and the small chapel, an excellent contrast. The white snow covered grass area also blends well with the colors and provides a good deep feeling to the image. Well done.
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Angelika El. 05/02/2019 21:49
Ach, das sieht ganz wunderbar aus!!! So schön, das Licht, der blaue Himmel und die so schön beschneiten Bäume! Die Kapelle gefällt mir sehr - ich mag diese grauen (?Bruchsteine) und auch die etwas trutzige Form! Welch eine berührende Geschichte - es werden doch Viele sehr froh über das Läuten der Glocken udnauch über das Lichtsignal gewesen sein! Wundervoll, dieses winterliche Bild! LG! a.
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hans-jakob 05/02/2019 19:15
Traumhaft-Schön sieht deine Winterimpression aus!!!
LG hans-jakob
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Henryk L 05/02/2019 17:00
Prächtig diese bereiften Bäume und die Winterlandschaft.
Gruß Henryk L.
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Edi Ogris 05/02/2019 10:43
Gefällt mir sehr gut
LG EDI
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Gabriele Gressog 05/02/2019 10:41
Wunderschön
Gruß Gabi
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Neycken Edgar 05/02/2019 10:39
Ein Traumhaftes Motiv !!!!
Top Fotografiert.
(Vorigen Donnerstag war ich auch dort.)
VG Edgar
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Brigitte Hoffmann 04/02/2019 23:07
Wunderbar! Wie oft bin ich schon an diesem Kapellchen vorbei
gegangen - und es sieht jedes Mal anders aus. Besonders gut
gefällt es mir in diesem Winterkleid!
Salut Brigitte
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Sabine Junge 04/02/2019 22:10
Fabulous! Wonderful winter scene with mighty trees!
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Jürgen Divina 04/02/2019 22:02
Besonders schön mit den winterlich weißen Bäumen drum herum.
Viele Grüße, Jürgen
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Adele D. Oliver 04/02/2019 20:11
so beautiful this winterlandscape and the little chapel ...
fine composition, splendid light and blue sky !!!
warm regards,
Adele
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Manu T. 04/02/2019 19:34
A very beautiful winter landscape in fine light and colour and very well composed.
Gr.manu
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