A wayside shrine (from old German stock / stoc, `` something in the height '') in Hesse as Heiligenstock, in Austria and Bavaria also called Marterl or Marter, Materle, Materla, Wegstock or Kreuz, in Switzerland as Helgenstöckli, st as religious Small memorial a pillar made of wood or stone, usually standing on paths, which bears a sculptural or painted votive or devotional image (usually the image of a saint, a scene with saints or the crucified Christ).

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Joachim Weller

August 24, 2025

Mountain biking

Such "marterln" are often seen in the once Catholic Egerland region.

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1. Small Quarry Pond – Buchwalder Zoigl Pub loop from Schönwald

34.1km

02:23

400m

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2. Eger River in Wellertal – Liba Castle loop from Marktleuthen

60.9km

04:09

670m

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3. Torkapelle at Ackerl – Langer Teich Selb loop from Selb Stadt

44.0km

03:05

350m

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Iron Cross Wayside Shrine

1. Small Quarry Pond – Buchwalder Zoigl Pub loop from Schönwald

2. Eger River in Wellertal – Liba Castle loop from Marktleuthen

3. Torkapelle at Ackerl – Langer Teich Selb loop from Selb Stadt

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