An 18-meter-high Peace Cross stands at the Reitern, which is illuminated on weekends and is therefore visible as far as the foothills of the Alps. It was built in 1975 by the Persenbeug camaraderie (former returnees from the war). From the Friedenskreuz you have a wide view of the Danube valley.

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December 4, 2025

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To the wanderer lingering before this small, sacred monument with its special dedication as a "Peace Cross"—what more could the world possibly need in these times?—I would like to offer, as a small personal encouragement for peace, the words of greeting from Pope Leo XIV. Immediately after his election, before bestowing the traditional blessing "urbi et orbi" (to the city and the world) upon the waiting faithful, he addressed those gathered in St. Peter's Square, as well as those participating via radio, television, and internet media, with these moving words:

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