The Chapel of the Cross was built in 1867 and destroyed in 1939. A new building was constructed in 1952, but from 1962 onward, it was located within the immediate exclusion zone along the GDR border. After 1989, the chapel was renovated and returned to use.

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Ferenc

January 18, 2025

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At the time of the division of Germany, the chapel was located in the restricted "border strip" of the GDR border security. A local resident told me about the history …

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Stefan

May 31, 2020

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small chapel at kella directly on the column road

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Location: Kella, Landkreis Eichsfeld, Thuringia, Germany

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