“Each of these crosses can tell its own story and what prompted people to erect “their” cross at this point. (...) These wayside crosses were erected as visible signs and …

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R.Bungartz

October 11, 2020

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Very nice and well-kept rest area that invites you to take a break. We enjoyed our pears picked in the hostel here.

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JakobusPilger

February 23, 2026

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In view of the small sacred monument standing here, a crucifix – not just the two crossbeams, but the depiction of the crucified Christ – I would like to offer the viewer two short sentences by Pope Leo XIV for spiritual reflection: “He who gives his life for us lives with us and illuminates our night with salvation. There is no darkness that this star does not light up, for in its light all humanity sees the dawn of a new and eternal reality.”

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