The story of the cross of De Hutten is told on the blue nameplate. During the Austrian rule, which lasted from 1713 to 1794, a certain canon Barth from Westerlo, …

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JakobusPilger

October 13, 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 crossroads have been erected as visible signs and …

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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

February 25, 2021

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A place with a special story from the Middle Ages. Legend has it that at this place, where 3 roads depart, a knight would incur the wrath of God for cursing everyone, including God. In response, God would have opened the earth at this place and the Knight was swallowed by the earth.
A couch invites you to muse on this legend.

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