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Ostland Cross, Unterriexingen

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Ostland Cross, Unterriexingen

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  • Location: Markgröningen, Landkreis Ludwigsburg, Kraichgau-Stromberg, Karlsruhe District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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    October 11, 2021

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    Ostland Crosses—also called Crosses of the German East—are memorials to displaced persons. Construction and maintenance are generally financed through donations from displaced persons' associations.
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    January 15, 2022

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    ... this "Ostland Cross" is located near Unterriexingen, a district of Markgröningen in the Ludwigsburg district of Baden-Württemberg.
    - It was dedicated in 1950.
    - As a memorial cross for those expelled from their homeland.
    - Inscription on the base: "Loyal to the Homeland."
    - The former wooden cross was replaced with a concrete cross in 1975.
    - There are several hundred Ostland Crosses on mountains and cemeteries in Germany.
    - Benches are available.
    - The "Frauenkirche Unterriexingen" and the "Muckenschupf" forest are located in the immediate vicinity.
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    Glems River in the Glems Valley – Frauenkirche Unterriexingen loop from Markgröningen

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    Location: Markgröningen, Landkreis Ludwigsburg, Kraichgau-Stromberg, Karlsruhe District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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