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North Rhine-Westphalia

Detmold District

Kreis Paderborn
Altenbeken

Schwarzes Kreuz Memorial and Shelter

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Altenbeken

Schwarzes Kreuz Memorial and Shelter

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Schwarzes Kreuz Memorial and Shelter

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    1. Viaduct Hiking Trail Altenbeken – Durbeke Valley loop from Altenbeken

    15.5km

    04:20

    310m

    310m

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

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    Intermediate

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

    Intermediate

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

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    June 15, 2017

    To the history of the cross:

    Who walks over the harrow, sees at the point where the Eggeweg X,
    Part of the European long-distance hiking trail E1 and the Kreiswanderweg
    Höxter-Nord, also called "Hildesheimer Weg", intersect - a crossroads
    with a round stone table and a sofa set.


    An old tradition reports that here at the time of the Thirty Years
    War a charcoal burner was murdered in agonizing ways. For his
    To pay debts, he has here for the Altenbekener
    Ironwork charcoal fired. One night a group would have him
    Hessian marauders attacked, plundered. on logs in
    Skewered and placed in a smoking kiln. Some
    Days later, forest workers should call the charcoal burner "Black Cross"
    charred found. Religious people established at that time
    Wooden cross, which decayed over the years. It gives that
    Waidrevier since that time also the name "black cross".


    The Eggegebirgsverein (department Paderborn) had on suggestion
    its chairman Gustaff Ullner decided, at this point a cast-iron
    To build a cross.
    But on 2 August 1921 the Eggefreund died.


    This is how the EGV-department Paderborn set itself the task
    to fulfill the desire of the deceased and to dedicate the cross to his memory.
    The pedestal was prepared by the sculptor Spalthoff and with a dedication
    provided to Gustaff Ullner.

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      May 24, 2022

      The Black Cross is also the name for the entire forest area near Altenbeken, i.e. the part of the forest area around the Black Cross.

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        September 14, 2023

        The Black Cross was the destination of school hiking days when I was a child. At that time and for a long time it stood in the dense forest.
        Today everything looks completely different. 😬

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          Location: Altenbeken, Kreis Paderborn, Detmold District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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