Kevelaer

Kevelaer is a town in Lower Rhine in North Rhine-Westphalia.

Understand
Kevelaer is a city located in the Cleves district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is known as one of the largest pilgrimage sites in Northwestern Europe. Each year, over a million Christian pilgrims from Germany and the Netherlands visit this place to see the Virgin Mary at the Grace Church.

According to legend, a poor merchant named Hendrik Busman heard the voice of the Virgin Mary on Christmas Eve in 1641, requesting him to build a church. He heard this request three times, and the church he built, known as the Grace Church, became the focal point of the pilgrimage site.

Get Around
There is some limited bus service to surrounding towns and Wesel, see NIAG or VRR for schedules.