Way of the Cross on Kreuzberg Westerstetten

Just like here on the Kreuzberg from Westerstetten, the Way of the Cross usually leads up the mountain or hill with the - nowadays usually 14 - stations (sometimes called "Calverienberg" in memory of Golgotha, where Jesus Christ was crucified) or along these. Early medieval forerunners of the Stations of the Cross had only 7 stations and were sometimes also referred to as the "Walk to the Seven Footfalls".
In some areas of Germany, after the XIV. Station, the Entombment of Jesus, another station follows: The Resurrection of Jesus Christ. This additional Stations of the Cross extends the view of the Easter hope perspective: Overcoming death and suffering.

Kreuzberg with Stations of the CrossThe Stations of the Cross on the Kreuzberg was created in 1868 and inaugurated in February 1869. In 1947, today's Kreuzberg chapel was built as a replacement for a previous building.
Source: Wikipedia