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Craulaer Kreuz (Stone Cross)

Craulaer Kreuz (Stone Cross)

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Craulaer Kreuz (Stone Cross)

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Schutzzone 1 Nationalpark Hainich

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Location: Hörselberg-Hainich, Wartburgkreis, Thuringia, Germany

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1. Mallinde Trailhead Parking – Silberborn Lime Tree loop from Craula

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2. Fountain of Youth on the Feensteig – Craulaer Kreuz Stone Cross loop from Craula

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3. Hainichbaude at Craulaer Kreuz – Pond on the Waldpromenade loop from Craula

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JakobusPilger

October 31, 2021

“Each of these crosses can tell its own story and what motivated people to erect“ their ”cross at this point. (...) These crossroads were erected as visible signs and attract the eyes of many people. The cross is a symbol of life. It stands as a sign of our Christian hope and wants to direct our gaze to Jesus Christ, who overcame death (...). The cross is part of our life, just as it was part of the life of Jesus. So I hope that many people ... visit the crossroads, whether as places of silence and breathing before God, whether as places of congregation meeting, prayer and praise of God. "
(Text source: Dean Rainald M. Ollig
in: “Crossroads. Small sacred monuments as a sign of popular piety ")

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Horst...

January 17, 2018

A great Baude with nice operators. Stop off after a hiking tour!

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Andibonn

May 17, 2021

The Craulaer Kreuz is located directly behind the round bench seat on a small hill. Originally only the field name "vor dem Kreuz" remained from the Craulaer Kreuz. Today there is a stone cross reproduced from traditional drawings and photos. The incorporated sequence of numbers 157 indicates a time between 1570 and 1579; it was probably erected in memory of someone who had an accident at this point.
The long lost cross was rediscovered and erected in 1928. It has disappeared again since 1955. The cross that is now there is a replica.

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Location: Hörselberg-Hainich, Wartburgkreis, Thuringia, Germany

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Craulaer Kreuz (Stone Cross)

1. Mallinde Trailhead Parking – Silberborn Lime Tree loop from Craula

2. Fountain of Youth on the Feensteig – Craulaer Kreuz Stone Cross loop from Craula

3. Hainichbaude at Craulaer Kreuz – Pond on the Waldpromenade loop from Craula

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