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Wayside Cross on Kasseler Heide

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Wayside Cross on Kasseler Heide

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Wayside Cross on Kasseler Heide

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Location: Königswinter, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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June 26, 2017

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Here is a bench overlooking the Petersberg and Dollendorfer Hardt. The wayside cross is inscribed with: "Built in honor of the bitter suffering and death of our Lord Jesus Christ by the spouses FRANZ and CHRISTINA KLEIN to Frankenforst 1837."

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August 1, 2021

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“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 …

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July 24, 2026

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At this sacred wayside shrine, I would like to present the viewer of the wayside or field cross with a short quote from Giovanni Guareschi (1908 to 1968). Because in …

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Location: Königswinter, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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