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Blue Cross Above Kuhberg

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Blue Cross Above Kuhberg

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    August 9, 2023

    Mountain biking

    This cross immortalizes the memory of a drama that took place here in the mystery of the dark forest of the Vosges.
    She points to the spot where a poor girl from St. Gallen died of exhaustion and cold on a freezing winter day while she and her brother were on their way to Dabo to beg for alms.
    When she arrived in Kempel, her strength left her and she could not continue her journey.
    His brother continued alone, but by the time he returned with help, his sister had succumbed to the rigors of the winter...
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    September 8, 2025

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    The tragic story behind this small, sacred monument—which, with its unusual color scheme, is sure to arouse interest and perhaps even entice passing bikers to stop for a moment—has already been described by user 'Jürgen' in his post. "These wayside 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 aims to direct our gaze to Jesus Christ, who has conquered death," as Dean Rainald M. Ollig once put it in the foreword to a publication about wayside crosses.
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