Norbertuskapelle
Norbertuskapelle stands beside a small brook near a bridge over the Rur in Germany. Two stairways rise from the road to its round-arched entrance, while rough quarry stone, a curved roof, and an onion dome shape the view.
Fortmann, an architect from Cologne, designed the octagonal chapel, which local clergy commissioned in spring 1926. Inside, eight wooden ceiling fields frame a statue of Saint Judas Thaddäus, with wall paintings of Saint Hermann Josef of Steinfeld and Saint Norbert of Xanten on either side. The Goffart brothers completed the stonework, while Leyens made the dome, and the parish commissioned restoration after the Second World War.
Saint Lambertus parish includes the chapel, which North Rhine-Westphalia protects as a listed monument. Water passes beneath the nearby bridge before joining the Rur, giving this quiet place a distinctive setting for rest or prayer in the valley.
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