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Wayside Cross Near Heppendorf

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Wayside Cross Near Heppendorf

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    October 15, 2021

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    “Each of these crosses can tell its own story and what motivated people to erect“ their ”cross at this point. (...) These crossroads were erected as visible signs and attract …
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    February 13, 2026

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    The small religious monument, designated as a wayside cross in the komoot system, which rises above the fields at the roadside, is intended to be classified as a memorial cross. The triple-tiered base, whose two upper tiers stand out clearly from the light-colored lower base and the cross itself due to their dark color, bears a detailed dedicatory inscription in memory of the married couple Joh[annes] and Maria Magd[alena] Merzenich.
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    November 1, 2021

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    I was surprised when I saw this "wayside cross" because it looks very much like a tombstone.
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