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Hirtenhorn Cross

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Hirtenhorn Cross

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    May 1, 2023

    Hiking

    A beautiful sandstone cross of those before Us... tainted with legends and myths
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    May 2, 2021

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    The cross is popularly referred to as the shepherd's horn cross. At this point a shepherd is said to have been killed by a bull.
    It could also be an atonement cross.
    The creation of this monument will probably remain in the dark.
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    April 4, 2021

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    Small stone cross at the edge of the Birkenhainer Landstrasse
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    Elevation 450 m

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    Location: Rieneck, Main-Spessart, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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