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Franzosenkreuz (Frenchman's Cross) on the Schloßberg

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September 24, 2017

Along the path up the Schloßberg from Karmeliterplatz, you pass the Franzosenkreuz (French Cross) at the first bend in the uphill road. The following story surrounds it:

An escaped convict from the Schloßberg prison is said to have freed himself from his bonds here, at this spot. In gratitude for his successful escape, he later had a wooden cross erected. The Estates replaced it with a larger one featuring a figure of Christ in 1852.

At this cross, a parliamentarian was killed by a bullet fired from the Tollhaus (today's Folklore Museum) in 1809 during the French siege of the Schloßberg.

Source: sagen.at

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schimp

January 15, 2018

The history of the French Cross can also be read on site; here is another version:

Along the path up the Schloßberg from Karmeliterplatz, you pass the French Cross at the first bend in the uphill road. The following story surrounds it:

An escaped convict from the Schloßberg prison is said to have freed himself from his bonds here, at this spot. In gratitude for his successful escape, he later had a wooden cross erected. The Estates replaced it with a larger one featuring a figure of Christ in 1852.

At this cross, a parliamentarian was killed by a bullet fired from the Tollhaus (today's Folklore Museum) in 1809 during the French siege of the Schloßberg.

Source: coronet.iicm.tugraz.at

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Bumble-Bee

May 28, 2019

The Franzosenkreuz stands on the border to the Graz district Gleidorf.

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Location: Styria, Austria

Franzosenkreuz (Frenchman's Cross) on the Schloßberg

1. Graz Main Square and Town Hall – Schlossberg Graz loop from Graz Hbf Verladestelle

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