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Memorial Cross for Russian Prisoners of War

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Memorial Cross for Russian Prisoners of War

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Memorial Cross for Russian Prisoners of War

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Location: Plombières, Verviers, Liège, Wallonie, Wallonia, Belgium

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Ron & 🐾Capone

June 9, 2020

Cross to commemorate the Russian prisoners of war who lost their lives in the First World War

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Oliver🌍

June 27, 2020

Striking cross on the edge of the path

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JakobusPilger

October 12, 2021

“Each of these crosses can tell its own story and what motivated people to build “their” cross on this spot. (...) These crosses were erected as visible signs and attract the attention of many people. The cross is a symbol of life. It stands as a sign of our Christian hope and wants to direct our gaze to Jesus Christ, who conquered death (…). The cross is part of our lives, just as it was part of the life of Jesus.
So I hope that many people ... visit the crosses, whether as places of silence and taking a breath before God, whether as places of community gathering, prayer and praise of God.
(Text source: Dean Rainald M. Ollig
in: “Crosses... Small sacred monuments as signs of popular piety”)

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Elevation 340 m

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Location: Plombières, Verviers, Liège, Wallonie, Wallonia, Belgium

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Memorial Cross for Russian Prisoners of War

1. Vijlenerbos Trail – Forest Café 't Hijgend Hert loop from Gemmenich

2. View of the Heuvelland – Vijlenerbos Forest Path loop from Gemmenich

3. Geuldal Valley – Vijlenerbos Forest Path loop from Epen

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