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Virneberger Cross

Virneberger Cross

Highlight • Religious Site

Virneberger Cross

Recommended by 115 hikers out of 133

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Naturpark Rhein-Westerwald

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Location: Rheinbreitbach, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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3. Path in the Vonsbach Valley – Narrow Path to Auge Gottes loop from Rheinbreitbach

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Simone 🚲🥾

May 6, 2021

Here the miners used to pray and light their lamps before starting their work. A board gives further information.

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Angela

May 3, 2021

Nice resting place at the edge of the forest

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JakobusPilger

October 16, 2021

"Each of these crosses can tell its own story and what motivated people to erect "their" cross at this spot. (...) 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 aims to direct our gaze to Jesus Christ, who has overcome death (...). The cross is a part of our lives, just as it was a part of the life of Jesus. Therefore, I hope that many people... will seek out the wayside crosses, whether as places of silence and respite before God, or as places of community gathering, prayer, and praise."
(Dean Rainald M. Ollig in "Wayside Crosses. Small Sacred Monuments as Signs of Popular Piety")

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PeterH65 (a.k.a. "Waldorf")

April 24, 2021

Virneberg Cross (dated 1840, renovated in 1874 and 1986)

The history of the Virneberg mine at a glance:
fuchs-rheinbreitbach.de/2002/04/geschichte-des-bergwerks-virneberg

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Location: Rheinbreitbach, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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Virneberger Cross

1. Eye of God Wayside Shrine – Unkel Waterfall loop from Bad Honnef (Rhein)

2. Kasbach Valley – Kasbachtal Railway loop from Selhof

3. Path in the Vonsbach Valley – Narrow Path to Auge Gottes loop from Rheinbreitbach

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