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Fischbach Chapel

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Mark Billiau.

Premium (World), region Antwerp, Belgium

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Fischbach Chapel

Last week we had 30 cm. of fresh snowfall in the highest regions of Belgium.

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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).

Location : Baraque Michel (Belgium)

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If you are interested in a bit of history about this chapel, you can read it here :

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.

Comentarios 71

ALLWO 08/02/2022 14:52
Hello Mark
Congratulations on your church photo in a beautiful winter atmosphere.
You have succeeded in creating a strong image effect - Greetings Wolfgang
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mapila 25/01/2022 10:14
Beste Farbabstimmung! Das Blau und das Grau harmonieren hervorragend miteinander! Grüße Markus
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Manu T. 23/01/2022 9:17
A very beautiful winter scene very well taken and thanks for the infos to it.
Gr.manu
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T. Schiffers 22/01/2022 19:10
top location im brl...ich mag diese region total.tino
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emen49 22/01/2022 17:56
Ein idyllischer Ort in feiner Winterstimmung.
Eine wunderbare Aufnahme
Wünsche Dir noch einen guten Abend und auch einen schönen Sonntag.
Viele Grüße
Marianne
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Pentaxianer1961 21/01/2022 19:08
Wow! Exzellentes Foto!
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Gregor Thelen 21/01/2022 12:14
Herrlich der Weiße Schnee zum blauen Himmel.
Klasse Motiv!
LG Gregor
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Sylvia Schulz 19/01/2022 16:45
topp macht sie sich so in dieser winterlichen Umgebung, so viel Schnee gab es bei uns in diesem Jahr noch nicht
LG Sylvia
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Robert Buatois 19/01/2022 13:31
Superbe vue de cette chapelle dans ce paysage enneigé. J'aime beaucoup les dessins arachnéens formés par la ramure des arbres.
Amitiés
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Mémécassel 19/01/2022 13:28
A beautiful shot with a beautiful winter sky. The story is really interesting.
LG Mémé
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Henryk L 19/01/2022 12:06
oh diese Aufnahme ist dir aber bestens geglückt,
es sieht ganz zauberhaft aus mit den weißen Pracht und dem blauen Himmel.
viele Grüße von Henryk L.
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Die Mohnblumen 19/01/2022 6:54
Ein tolles Wintermotiv in feinen Farben.+++++
LG KH
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Dario Zeller 18/01/2022 20:09
Sehr schöne Komposition.
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waldfeecss 18/01/2022 19:26
Picture-perfect winter weather!
LG von Constanze
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Donna Rosa 18/01/2022 17:54
Sicher eine Seltenheit. Deine Ausnahme ist ausgezeichnet und die Farben ein Hingucker!

lg Rosa
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