It was so small you could almost miss it. The small summit cross on the Kürnberg, which was erected in a clearing between individual trees and bushes, now has a lot of competition.

Because the Leonding Seniors' Association moved out with tractor and shovel to erect a new monument on the local mountain of the communities of Leonding and Wilhering. Now a stainless steel sculpture adorns the highest point of the Kürnberg Forest.

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March 23, 2019

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The Kürnberg near Linz has been an area populated for thousands of years. Since it rose above the once swampy lowlands of the Danube Valley, it was an ideal settlement. …

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April 14, 2020

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Since August 2018, the Pilgrim's Cross has been on the Kürnberg (526 m) on the summit plateau, the highest point of the castle area, surrounded by wooden benches. On the initiative of Helmut Harrer (Senior Citizens Association Leonding), Professor Wilfried Hopf designed this stainless steel sculpture, whose reflecting ball at the cross point represents the world connection.

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1. Prinzensteig – Small Waterwheel loop from Zaubertal

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2. The Hunter in Kürnberg – Statue of the Virgin Mary loop from Bergham

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3. Statue of the Virgin Mary loop from Enzenwinkl

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Elevation 520 m

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Location: Wilhering, Bezirk Linz-Land, Upper Austria, Austria

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Pilgrims' Cross on the Kürnberg summit

1. Prinzensteig – Small Waterwheel loop from Zaubertal

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