Kirchspielweg Asbach (A3) - experience the scenic beauty of the Krumbach valley

Description

The Kirchspielweg connects Asbach, the seat of the parish, with the Limbach rectorate and opens up the scenic beauty of the Krumbach Valley. You start your hike at the parish church in Asbach. It was built before the year 1200 and has had its current appearance since around the end of the Second World War. It used to be secured by a rampart, which is indicated by a sign in Wallstraße. Passing the market square in Asbach, which has existed since around 1790, you pass the Kamillus Clinic, built in 1886, and come to the "Mückenfeldchen", a basalt quarry that has been disused since the First World War. The route leads you through the Löhe district to Limbach and the chapel of St. Maria Rosenkranzkönigin. The route continues through the villages of Ditscheid and Sessenhaussen to Krumbach, where you will be impressed by the many old half-timbered houses. The route leads through the Krumbach valley, past the Krumbachsmühle mill, via Schöneberg and Parscheid back to Asbach.

Approach

The Asbach market square and the parish church are located in the center of the village.

Public transport

The market square in Asbach has a convenient connection to the local public transport network

Parking

Sufficient free parking spaces are available at the market square in Asbach (Navi: Grabenstraße 53567 Asbach)

Directions

The Kirchspielweg connects Asbach, the seat of the parish, with the Limbach rectorate, built in 1865, and opens up the scenic beauty of the Krumbach Valley. The trail begins at the parish church of St. Laurentius. The first church was first mentioned in a document in 1237, but it was probably built before 1200. It was a three-aisled Romanesque church, the tower of which has been preserved to this day. In 1866, the now dilapidated church was demolished apart from the tower and replaced by a larger three-aisled neo-Gothic church. Around 74 years later, in March 1945, it was reduced to rubble by shells and bombs. In the post-war years, enormous efforts were required to build the current third parish church, which was completed in 1951 and consecrated on St. Lawrence's Day. The image of all the church buildings is significantly characterized by the 800-year-old tower. Of particular importance is the chapel on the first floor of the tower with its 500-year-old Pieta, which comes from a Drinhausen prayer house. The baptismal font under the organ loft is almost as old as the tower. It is in the shape of a chalice and was completed shortly after 1200 in Liège sandstone. In front of the church, at the entrance to the parking lot from Wallstraße, there is a plaque commemorating the historic fortifications (rampart) of the "Freiheit" and "Veste" Asbach. The rampart secured an area approx. 185 m long and approx. 160 m wide and was partly designed as a double rampart with a deep moat. The rampart is thought to have originated as a Carolingian royal court in the 7th - 9th centuries. The path continues to the market square, where Asbach has had market rights since 1790 and where a market day is held once a month. The path leads past the "DRK Kamillus Klinik", where a hospital was first built in 1886, to the "Mückenfeldchen". This is an exploited basalt quarry that was in operation from 1901 until the beginning of the First World War and filled with water after it was abandoned. The trail leads through the Asbach district of Löhe to Limbach to the chapel of "St. Maria Rosenkranzkönigin", the current chapel was consecrated in 1893. The trail continues through the villages of Ditscheid and Sessenhausen to Krumbach. In early Franconian times, the "Alte Hoff" below today's village was the center of an early manorial estate with an extensive tithe district. Today, the village impresses with its many old half-timbered buildings. The trail continues through the Krumbach valley to the Krumbachsmühle mill, which was first mentioned in 1817. From the Krumbachsmühle, the trail leads via Schöneberg and Parscheid back to the starting point in Asbach.

Safety instructions

• Wear sturdy shoes and appropriate clothing that is suitable for the weather and protects you from the cold and wet or the heat and sun

• Take enough liquid with you. Refreshment stops are not available everywhere.

• Please wear appropriate hiking boots along the way, which will give you sufficient grip even on slippery and steep or rocky and uneven paths.

• If you are of the opinion that certain sections of the trail are not suitable for you, you should avoid them. Especially in adverse weather conditions, muddy and slippery passages can occur on near-natural paths.

• Particularly in the fall, you should also be aware that leaves lying on the ground can hide bumps, roots, stones or holes in the path. You have to reckon with these kinds of path impairments when you go on a hike.

• Although the trail is very well marked throughout, you should always have a suitable hiking map with you for safety reasons.

Equipment

Hiking boots and clothing suitable for the weather are an advantage

Tips

Enjoy the hustle and bustle in the village center in Asbach and treat yourself to a refreshing ice cream in the local ice cream parlor on the market square.

Destination

Asbach parish church

Starting Point

Asbach parish church