Pilgrim walks on the Gotha County

On the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the Bible translation, a pilgrimage hike takes place from May 5 to May 19, 2022, from Wartburg to Wittenberg.

On the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the Bible translation, a pilgrimage walk takes place from May 5th to May 19th, 2022 from the Wartburg to Wittenberg.

On the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the Bible translation, a pilgrimage from Wartburg to Wittenberg takes place from May 5th to May 19th, 2022.

Official route description - Stage 28The approximately 2,200-kilometer-long pilgrimage route "VIA ROMEA GERMANICA" from Stade to Rome on its route between Friedrichroda and Schmalkalden.

Official route description - Stage 27The approximately 2,200-kilometer-long pilgrimage route "VIA ROMEA GERMANICA" from Stade to Rome on its route section between Gotha and Friedrichroda.

The 460-kilometer Ecumenical Pilgrimage Trail winds through central Germany, combining nature, spirituality, and encounters.

Official route description - Stage 26The approximately 2,200-kilometer-long pilgrimage route "VIA ROMEA GERMANICA" from Stade to Rome on its course between Bad Langensalza and Gotha.

Der Ökumenische Pilgerweg führt als Teilabschnitt des Jakobswegs und der alten Via Regia von der polnischen Grenze bei Görlitz durch Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt und Thüringen bis nach Vacha an der Werra. Hier hat der Pilger Anschluss an Jakobswege durch Hessen.

In 1236, Abbot Albert of Stade traveled to Pope Gregory IX to enforce a monastery reform in his Benedictine monastery dedicated to the Holy Virgin Mary in Stade. In his "Annales Stadenses," he documented the most important ecclesiastical and political events of his time. Embedded within this is a dialogue between two monks about the best route for a pilgrimage to Rome. In this dialogue (itinerary), Albert of Stade describes his own journey to Rome, including all rest stops and the exact distances between locations.In Germany alone, he names 28 cities. A 14th-century copy of this document is kept in the Herzog August Library in Wolfenbüttel. Around 770 years later, the anthropologist Prof. Giovanni Caselli from Italy discovers this itinerary. Giovanni Caselli and a German theologian, Dr. Uwe Schott, invited all German mayors of these 28 cities to a meeting in Ochsenfurt in March 2008. This marked the revival of this old pilgrimage route from Stade to Rome.Meanwhile, the entire historic route has been researched. The goals of the "VIA ROMEA GERMANICA" – the path of encounters – are international understanding, interreligious dialogue, and the promotion of peace.

Bad Tabarz - Waltershausen - FriedrichrodaThe path continues back to Bad Tabarz, a total 15 km circular route. From Friedrichroda, the forest railway to Bad Tabarz was used here. Distance: 11 km Time with spiritual units and breaks: 6 h 30 min