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Koerich

This walk around Koerich represented in some ways an otherworldly experience. Koerich boasts a magnificent church with a remarkable tower (onion-shaped spire from 1791) and an exquisite baroque high altar. Next to the church there are the ruins of a medieval castle (12th - 13th century), which is now occasionally used as a cultural venue. Then, the forests around Koerich were ravaged by a violent storm in 2014, which left a great many trees broken, so much so that there is an eerie apocalyptic feel to the woods. To a large extent it has been decided to leave nature to do its own work to recuperate from the damage, and this will take a long while.
Church in Koerich
Church in Koerich		 Castle Grevenschlass and church “Saint Rémi
Castle "Grevenschlass" and church “Saint Rémi"		 Cross along the roadside
Cross along the roadside		 Horse on frozen ground
Horse on frozen ground		 Path covered in hoarfrost
Path covered in hoarfrost		 The ground beginning to thaw
The ground beginning to thaw
Row of trees
Row of trees		 Blue sky at the start of the walk
Blue sky at the start of the walk		 Snow on logs
Snow on logs		 Splintered trees in a broken forest
Splintered trees in a broken forest		 Snow covering the undergrowth
Snow covering the undergrowth		 Snow gathering on moss
Snow gathering on moss
Scenes of devastation caused by the 2014 storm
Scenes of devastation caused by the 2014 storm		 Fockemillen water processing plant for the Eisch river
Fockemillen water processing plant for the Eisch river		 The river Eisch at Fockemillen
The river Eisch at Fockemillen		 Powdery snow on the forest ground
Powdery snow on the forest ground		 Bird of prey
Bird of prey		 Baroque altar at Koerich Eglise Saint Rémi
Baroque altar at Koerich Eglise Saint Rémi
High altar
High altar		 Old Testament scenes salvaged from the original church destroyed by fire in the 17th century
Old Testament scenes salvaged from the original church destroyed by fire in the 17th century

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