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Landkreis Straubing-Bogen

Sankt Englmar

Sweden Cross and Columbus Stone

Natural Monuments

Landkreis Straubing-Bogen

Sankt Englmar

Sweden Cross and Columbus Stone

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Sweden Cross and Columbus Stone

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Naturpark Bayerischer Wald

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Location: Sankt Englmar, Landkreis Straubing-Bogen, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

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3. The Three Kings Wooden Totems – Pröller Summit Cross loop from Sankt Englmar

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Rombea

March 19, 2023

Beautiful rock with a double cross, a Swedish cross from 1635. However, there is no view from here. If you search a little more while scrambling, you will also discover Columbus' egg.

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wander-theo 🚶🏼‍♂️

August 30, 2021

A funny stone that is worth a detour.

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JakobusPilger

December 17, 2021

“Each of these crosses can tell its own story and what prompted people to erect “their” cross at this point. (...) These wayside crosses were erected as visible signs and attract the attention of many people. The cross is a symbol of life. It stands as a sign of our Christian hope and wants to direct our gaze to Jesus Christ, who has overcome death (...). The cross is part of our life as it was in the life of Jesus.
So I wish that many people … visit the crosses, whether as places of stillness and breathing space before God, whether as places for community gatherings, prayer and praise to God.”
(Text source: Dean Rainald M. Ollig
in: “Crossroads. Small sacred monuments as a sign of popular piety")

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Elevation 920 m

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Location: Sankt Englmar, Landkreis Straubing-Bogen, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

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Sweden Cross and Columbus Stone

1. Panoramic hike to the ‘stone-rich’ Käsplatte – Bavarian Forest

2. Pröller Summit Cross – Pröller summit cross loop from Sankt Englmar

3. The Three Kings Wooden Totems – Pröller Summit Cross loop from Sankt Englmar

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