A monk from the Steimke monastery is said to have come to Wahrenholz every four weeks to hold a mass there. In a strong and snowy winter in 1528, he got lost in the thick forest and perished. From then on, a Lutheran pastor was appointed to Wahrenholz. The Reformation had arrived in Wahrenholz.

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When I imagine that in the 16th century, forestry had not yet cut these wide roads into the forest, I like to believe the story.

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Lilli+Georg

July 24, 2022

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Unfortunately, the cross is almost overgrown with tall ferns

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November 14, 2022

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Here, in the winter of 1528, a monk from the Isenhagen monastery is said to have frozen to death, having got lost on the way to Wahrenholz.

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