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Atonement Cross on the Katzensteig

Atonement Cross on the Katzensteig

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Atonement Cross on the Katzensteig

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Location: Rochlitz, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany

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Peter W. Janakiew

November 29, 2020

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Why the atonement cross was once placed here is only known from tradition. It is popularly reported that it was built in memory of two hunters who fought a fatal duel here because of a girl (other sources claim because of a deer shot).

(Source: R. Zimmermann - Legends and tales from the valley of the Zwickauer Mulde, Chemnitz 1901, p.13)

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JakobusPilger

December 4, 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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April 22, 2023

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Location belongs to the Noßwitz corridor. The cross can be found on the southern slope of the Rochlitzer Berg in the middle of the forest on the old border between …

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