from 1774, oven porch. An der Kirche 12 – former parish estate built of basalt, possibly latter half of the 19th century, commercial building, yard. Across the street from Rother Straße 40 – wayside cross, shaft cross, possibly earlier half of the 19th century. Lissingen Castle On the outskirts of the outlying community of Lissingen stands the formerly moated Lissingen Castle, near the Kyll. The oldest parts of the building date to 1280, although the castle had already been mentioned in documents by 1212. Unlike most castles in the Eifel, it was not destroyed. In 1559, it was divided into an upper and lower castle. The lower castle is used as an event and cultural venue. Erlöserkirche The Evangelical Erlöserkirche ("Church of the Redeemer") was built between 1907 and 1913 by Franz Schwechten (the same architect who designed, among other things, Berlin’s Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church), and was consecrated on 15 October 1913. The interior is decorated with broad gold mosaics, round arches, and a commanding cupola. Villa Sarabodis Villa Sarabodis is the name given the ruins of a Roman country house – villa rustica – which were unearthed in the course of preparatory work for building the Church of the Redeemer in 1907 and have been dated to the first century AD. The Kirchenbauverein Berlin ("Berlin Church-Building Association"), which built the Church of the Redeemer, excavated and preserved the finds. The foundation and a hypocaust can now be viewed in a protective building. Juddekirchhof The Juddekirchhof, as it is known locally, is a Celtic-Roman worship site. It lies above Gerolstein on the Hustley, a part of the Gerolsteiner Dolomiten. The Roman Marcus Victorius Pellentius had this temple complex built in AD 124. The remains of the walls measure roughly 63 by 46 metres, within which the foundations of many buildings, among which are two temples, are preserved. One temple was dedicated to Hercules while the other was dedicated to the Celtic goddess Caiva. In 1927 and 1928, remains of the temple complex were excavated. Famous people Maria Reese (1889–1958), writer, journalist and politician Rolf Huisgen (1920– 2020), chemist Alois Mertes (1921–1985), politician and state minister in the foreign office Matthias Krings (1943– ), moderator Michael Fisch (1964– ), writer Johannes Fröhlinger (1985– ), competition cyclist Christian Vietoris (1989– ), auto racer Rudi Gores (1957– ), footballer and trainer In popular culture Gerolstein is also the name of a fictional