Dobach / Dobach in Würselen
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Scene Description: "Wegkreuz Ecke Salmanusstraße Dobacher Straße Würselen Dobach" -- the site of the disappeared chapel dedicated to St. Salmanus
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Scene Description: a drawing of the disappeared 15thC chapel
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Hans Schneelocj, [s.d.]
Image Source: digital image of a drawing by Hans Schneeloch
Copyright Instructions: PERMISSION NOT AVAILABLE – IMAGE NOT FOR PUBLIC USE
INFORMATION
Font ID: 26153LMS
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th century (?)
Church / Chapel Name: Salmanuskapelle [disappeared]
Font Location in Church: disappeared
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Salmanus
Church Notes: "Salmanuskapelle, first mentioned in 1487, stood as a significant religious site for centuries" [https://www.mycityhunt.com/cities/wuerselen-de-3923/poi/salmanuskreuz-50021] [accessed 23 February 2026]
Church Address: Dobacher-Straße, Würselen, Germany
Site Location: Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, Europe
Directions to Site: Now part of Würselen, off (E) road 57, N of Hwy E314, about 10 km NE of Aachen
Additional Comments: disappeared font? (was there ever one in this 15thC chapel?
Font Notes:
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[NB: we have no knowledge of whether the disappeared chapel had a font or not -- the site is recorded here for the sake of the saint's dedication]
COORDINATES
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 50.816440, 6.1457626
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 50° 48′ 59.19″ N, 6° 8′ 44.87″ E