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Eifel Cross on Paustenbacher Höhe

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Eifel Cross on Paustenbacher Höhe

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    May 29, 2020

    On October 1st, 1947, the Eifel Peace Cross was placed on the 2nd
    Erected by 47 Simmerather men in the hard-fought Paustenbacher Höhe during World War II. The cross is also the 12th station of the Way of the Cross, which leads to Paustenbacher Höhe and was also inaugurated in autumn 1947.
    As a memorial against war, but also as a sign of peace and reconciliation, the Peace Cross, which can be seen from afar, was erected after the Second World War, also in memory of the young soldiers who died here.
    Since then, every year on a Sunday in October, believers from the Simmerath parish have come to this cross on the Paustenbacherhöhe and pray for peace in the world contested Paustenbacher height of 47 Simmerather men built. The cross is also the 12th station of the Way of the Cross, which leads to Paustenbacher Höhe and was also inaugurated in autumn 1947.
    As a memorial against war, but also as a sign of peace and reconciliation, the Peace Cross, which can be seen from afar, was erected after the Second World War, also in memory of the young soldiers who died here.
    Since then, every year on a Sunday in October, believers from the parish of Simmerath have come to this cross on the Paustenbacherhöhe and pray for peace in the world.
    Text from eifel.de

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      November 14, 2020

      The Eifelkreuz is located on the Paustenbacher Höhe (554 m above sea level) and was erected in 1947 by the Simmerath citizens as a reminder for peace, but also as a token of their gratitude for having survived the terrible war.

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        October 31, 2021

        “Each of these crosses can tell its own story and what motivated people to erect“ their ”cross at this point. (...) These crossroads were erected as visible signs and attract the eyes 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 overcame death (...). The cross is part of our life, just as it was part of the life of Jesus. So I hope that many people ... visit the crossroads, whether as places of silence and breathing before God, whether as places of congregation meeting, prayer and praise of God. "
        (Text source: Dean Rainald M. Ollig
        in: “Crossroads. Small sacred monuments as a sign of popular piety ")

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          Location: Simmerath, Städteregion Aachen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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