Elevated Place

For ages, the 170-meter high rock promontory above the Lahn estuary has been a prominent location with a magnificent view of the Lahn and Rhine valleys. Presumably, this extraordinary site already had a cult site in ancient times.

In 1671, the early messenger Johann Philipp Trabach built a chapel here "in honor of the Most Holy Trinity, the Mother of God, and all saints." Since then, the hill has been called Allerheiligenberg. It quickly developed into a popular pilgrimage site. To care for the numerous pilgrims, an eremitage was established on the west side of the chapel.

From the old cemetery in Niederlahnstein, a pilgrimage path about 1200 meters long was built between 1854 and 1886, which, accompanied by several rosary chapels, leads up to Allerheiligenberg.

After the Franco-German War of 1870/71, a new church is to be built in memory of the fallen. The impressive hall building in Rhineland late Gothic style was constructed from 1895 to 1901 according to plans by the Freiburg architect Max Meckel. Inside this church, alongside numerous ecclesiastical representations, there is a rosary altar and a war memorial altar by the Lahnstein sculptor Caspar Weis. Of particular significance is the baroque grace image of the Madonna in the rosary, which still comes from the old pilgrimage chapel and is the last station of the pilgrimage path. On the west side of the church, a crucifixion group is erected by Caspar Weis. Below it, there is a rock cave with a representation of the burial of Christ by the same artist.

In 1919, the Mission Society of the Oblates of the Immaculate Virgin Mary built a monastery on Allerheiligenberg; the religious community used the old chapel as a monastery chapel until they abandoned the monastery in 2012.

After extensive renovation at the end of the 20th century, the church today adorns Allerheiligenberg with a fresh shine. It is maintained by the Catholic parish of Lahnstein. Many couples enter into the bond of life here.