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Venn Cross (Vennkreuz) at Raeren

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Venn Cross (Vennkreuz) at Raeren

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Venn Cross (Vennkreuz) at Raeren

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This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Parc naturel des Hautes-Fagnes – Eifel

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

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1. Vesdre Dam (Wesertalsperre) – Bench with a view of the Weser Dam loop from Petergensfeld

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2. Vesdre Dam – Bench with a view of the Weser Dam loop from Unterstadt

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Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Beaver Dams on the Upper Weser – View of the Vesdre River loop from Petergensfeld

18.1km

04:51

210m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Bernd 🌲🦌🍄🥾

February 6, 2024

Wayside cross "Vennkreuz" at the corner of Vennstraße and Waldstraße in Raeren.
Inscription on the base: "Save your soul. Catholic Men's Association. Raeren 1949."
The cross was restored by the Catholic Men's Association of Raeren.
50° 38′ 18.27″ N, 6° 07′ 32.55″ E

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1967Bike-Didi

March 12, 2022

Nothing more is known about its importance, only that it was renewed in 1949. But what is written there makes one think: "Wanderer, use your time. Soon you will wander into eternity."
Furthermore, there is the possibility to start a tour here as there are some parking spaces.
If that isn't a warning.

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JakobusPilger

July 1, 2022

“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 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 has overcome death (...). The cross is part of our life as it was in the life of Jesus.
So I wish that many people … visit the crosses, whether as places of stillness and breathing space before God, whether as places for community gatherings, prayer and praise to God.”
(Text source: Dean Rainald M. Ollig
in: "Crossroads... small sacred monuments as a sign of popular piety")

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

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Venn Cross (Vennkreuz) at Raeren

1. Vesdre Dam (Wesertalsperre) – Bench with a view of the Weser Dam loop from Petergensfeld

2. Vesdre Dam – Bench with a view of the Weser Dam loop from Unterstadt

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