Way of St. James in Westphalia are historically documented in many cases, but many follow signs today Way of St. James in the course only rudimentarily the earlier ways. Even in terms of number, they should only cover a fraction of previous routes. The Regional Association of Westphalia-Lippe (LWL) has been trying to set standards for signage for some time and is based on the specifications of the Council of Europe.
background
The paths are not always historically documented, but they usually connect historical pilgrimage sites and follow historical paths. The Regional Association of Westphalia-Lippe has drawn up appropriate rules.[1]
ways
The route signs follow the LWL:
- *Way 1: (Osnabrück - Wuppertal-Beyenburg): In Westphalia this path leads in north - south direction. He comes from Bremen, via Osnabrück, Lengerich, Ladbergen, Muenster, Rinkerode, Herbern, Werne, Luenen, Dortmund, Herdecke, Hagen, Gevelsberg, Wuppertal-Beyenburg. This is followed by a connection to the Rhenish way.
- Way 2: "The Hellweg" (Höxter – Dortmund): The Hellweg is one Altstrasse in east-west orientation. The route leads from Corvey at the Weser over the old town of Höxter to Ovenhausen, Brakel, Bad Driburg, Paderborn and Soest. In Dortmund it flows into path 1. Am Paderborn Cathedral there is a connection to the Westphalian Way of St. James Heerweg / Römerweg"in the Sauerland (Paderborn - Elspe), from there it goes on over the Heidenstraße to the Rhineland.
Information board on the route of the Camino de Santiago or the Heidenstrasse in the Sauerland
- Way 3: (Minden - Lippstadt): Route: Minden, Herford, Bielefeld, Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Lippstadt. Here it joins the Hellweg (path 2).
- Way 4: (Bielefeld - Wesel): The path runs in an east-west direction from Bielefeld above Steinhagen, Brockhagen, Marienfeld, Harsewinkel, Meeting, Sassenberg, Warendorf, Telgte, Muenster, Tilbeck, Schapdetten, Nottuln, Darup, Gerleve Abbey, Coesfeld, High moor, Velen, Bark, Raesfeld, Marienthal Monastery to Wesel, at Buderich it flows into the Rhineland Way of St. James.[2][3]
- Path 5: (Marburg - Cologne): The way from Marburg above Wins is also as Brothers Street known.
- Heerweg / Römerweg: (Paderborn - Elspe): The path leads north-south-west Marsberg and since 2017 it has been signposted to connect two old trade and military roads in the Paderborn Monastery and in the Sauerland. The path is 135 km long and connects to the Heidenstrasse, which runs east-west.[4]
- Heidenstrasse: (Korbach – Marienheide): The more than 1000 years old and a total of 500 kilometers long Heidenstraße was also an army and Trade routethat are on a direct route from Leipzig above kassel until after Cologne led. The stations marked by the regional association in Sauerland Westphalia lead from Korbach Medebach, Winterberg, Schmallenberg, Elspe, Attendorn, Meinerzhagen to Marienheide.[5]
literature
Web links
- [1] - Official page "Ways of the Pilgrims of St. James" from Regional Association of Westphalia-Lippe
- [2] - ways of Jacob pilgrims on Wikipedia
- jakobus-gesellschaft.de - Worth knowing about the pilgrimage to the tomb of the apostle James
- deutsche-jakobswege.de - Information about all the German Way of St. James
