Saarburg No. 1

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INFORMATION

FontID: 19964SAA
Church/Chapel: Heiligkreuz Chapel [disappeared]
Church Patron Saints: The Holy Cross
Church Location: [it was located in the same site as the present Laurentiuskirche]
Country Name: Germany
Location: Trier-Saarburg, Rheinland-Pfalz
Directions to Site: Located just N of the Saar's junction with the Moselle
Ecclesiastic Region: Bistum Rier
Century and Period: 13th - 14th century, Gothic
Church Notes: original 13thC Heiligkreuz Chapel; acquired baptismal rights 1370; replaced by present church 1854-1856
NB: we have no information on the baptismal font of the disappeared chapel here; it had acquired baptismal rights by 1370].

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 49.607383, 6.551339
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 49° 36′ 26.58″ N, 6° 33′ 4.82″ E
UTM: 32U 323095 5497859