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Sauer Cross

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  • Location: Kelkheim, Main-Taunus-Kreis, Darmstadt District, Hesse, Germany

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    September 4, 2021

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    Very nice stone cross.
    Donated by Fam Sauer in 1814 and renewed by their son Peter and wife in 1884.
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    July 19, 2024

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    According to legend, this is the place where the legendary robber chief Johann Böckler, known as Schinderhannes, attacked the messenger Sauer and left him unconscious. The first cross was erected in 1814 by the messenger Johann Sauer, but has been damaged and replaced several times since then. The truth about the attack, or whether it even took place, is nowhere to be proven. The Sauer Cross is probably just a shrine as an expression of the messenger's piety.
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    May 24, 2021

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    Stone cross in the forest, donated by the Sauer family in 1814
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    Location: Kelkheim, Main-Taunus-Kreis, Darmstadt District, Hesse, Germany

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