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Gießen District

Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg

Elz

Mordschau Memorial Cross

Gießen District

Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg

Elz

Mordschau Memorial Cross

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Mordschau Memorial Cross

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Location: Elz, Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg, Lahntal, Gießen District, Hesse, Germany

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1. Old Tunnel – Bench Near the Monument loop from Niederhadamar

12.5km

03:24

180m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Trim-Dich Station Westerwald – Fishing Pond in Westerwald loop from Niederhadamar

7.28km

01:57

80m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Mordschau Memorial Cross – Elzer Tröpfchen Spring loop from Niedererbach

4.08km

01:07

60m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Maja

September 15, 2015

The cross was erected in 1933 as a symbol of peace at the murder show.
As early as 1931, on the occasion of the premiere of the home game "D Schwed im Land" by the native poet and village chronicler Paul Blättel, there was talk of a cross for the first time. The murder plays a big role in the play: For fear of the revenge of a Swedish servant standing captain, an Elzer, who had been expelled some years earlier with his mother of the village, flee the inhabitants of Elz in the forest. Here they are tracked down by the Swedes, there is a bloodbath. The Swedish captain can not prevent it, he appears too late at the scene. He collapses at the sight of his murdered old friends. He breaks his sword and exchanges it with the cross, the sign of peace.

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Dominik

June 1, 2020

Good place to rest and study a little local history.

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Franca und Fellfreunde 🌞🐾🌻

September 8, 2021

A place steeped in history

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Elevation 220 m

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Location: Elz, Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg, Lahntal, Gießen District, Hesse, Germany

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Mordschau Memorial Cross

1. Old Tunnel – Bench Near the Monument loop from Niederhadamar

2. Trim-Dich Station Westerwald – Fishing Pond in Westerwald loop from Niederhadamar

3. Mordschau Memorial Cross – Elzer Tröpfchen Spring loop from Niedererbach

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