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Fortified Church of Katzwang
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Rombea
August 6, 2020
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The fortified church of Katzwang is one of the oldest and most beautiful Franconian village churches. Intended as a fortified church from the beginning (1287), it guarded the Rednitz crossing …
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August 6, 2020
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At the entrance to the church there is a wayside shrine with a stone cross. Between the two lies an octagonal flat stone, the stone bowl of the previous baptismal font. The wayside shrine or Marterl is one of the best in Franconia. It was founded in the 15th century. built. Two Katzwang had attacked their pastor and badly mistreated. The murder was only thwarted by the arrival of third parties. Perhaps the perpetrators had to have a cross and a wayside shrine built for atonement. suehnekreuz.de/bayern/katzwang.htm
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