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From Prüm (420m) the Way of St James leads steeply uphill (530m) and gently downhill again to Rommersheim (470m).

Kirche in Rommersheim

Church of St. Maximin in Rommersheim. After a predecessor building mentioned in 1063, the oldest parts of today's Rommersheim church date back to 1498 and were built in the late Gothic architectural style. In 1816, the three-storey bell tower was added to the hall church to replace an older one. At the beginning of the 20th century, the three-bay hall church with rectangular choir became too small for the congregation. As a result, a transept was planned for the existing church. From 1927 to 1929, the new transept was built. The late Gothic rectangular choir was removed and rebuilt true to the original on the east side of the transept.

Pilgerstempel St. Maximin


Rommersheim

"Auf der Schlack" (On the slag) is the name of the path in Rommersheim.


group - where to go now?

Where do we go from here?


meadow flowers

colourful meadow flowers


It goes through the forest to Schönecken.


first houses of Schönecken


Jakobswegtafel
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Way of St. James plaque at the entrance to Schönecken - click to enlarge!


Schönecken

We cross Schönecken.


In Schönecken we first walk along the stream and then on the main road.


After Schönecken, the trail climbs again.


In the Eifel region there are wind turbines on almost every mountain range.


group

Downhill and uphill, ...


field and meadow paths

...  over field and meadow paths ...


Nimsreuland

we reach Nimsreuland, where the path turns sharply to the right.

Waxweiler is marked on the signpost with 11km (6.84 miles).


forest road

A forest road


harvest

The crop has already been harvested.


view

View


Lascheid

We cross the village of Lascheid ...
 


Strasse nach Waxweiler

... and hike along the road to Waxweiler.


Mariensäule

Waxweiler Marian Column

In the unbearable hardship of the Battle of the Bulge in 1944/45, the inhabitants of Waxweiler vowed to build a monument to Our Lady if they came out of this time more or less in one piece. As early as 1948, the column was erected and over time developed into a place of pilgrimage.