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Heiningen Bei Busendorf

Das Bildchen Memorial and Crosses

Heiningen Bei Busendorf

Das Bildchen Memorial and Crosses

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Location: Heiningen Bei Busendorf, Forbach-Bolchen, Great East, France

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3. View of the Border Window – Leidingen Border Street loop from Heining-lès-Bouzonville

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𝒯𝒶𝓃𝒿𝒶

September 3, 2021

The picture

This is the name given to the ensemble depicted in the 1954 photo. It was located in the Ihner Forest. But nothing of it has existed since 1991; time has taken its toll. Nevertheless, its history stretches back 250 years. The two crosses and the prayer shrine have long drawn people to the forest. Flowers and objects were placed there. Mothers came from the surrounding villages to pray and ask for the healing of their sick children. Some even made pilgrimages there on their knees or barefoot so that their prayers would be heard. Source: Text on the information board

Legend says:

Three children were allegedly killed there by traveling people. They were tortured to death with pine needles. This legend persisted until the 1960s, and children were frightened by being told they were being taken to the man with the needles. Or, a young girl ran away from home and got lost in the forest. Dead tired, she lay down and was eaten alive by ants. Source: Text on the information board

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𝒯𝒶𝓃𝒿𝒶

September 3, 2021

The truth is different:

The two crosses probably represent children; the small one dates back to 1765, the other to around 1850. Two families in great need are affected. Since 1982, several people have researched the situation, and thanks to their insights, we can now turn back the hands of time. The story would be too long to recount in passing. If you'd like to learn more, you can read much of it at home on the website: leidingen-saarland.de/historie/bildchen. Over the 250 years, there have always been people who have maintained this place. Like this man who passed by on his way to work and planted a rose bush one day. The last restoration took place in 1970, when the prayer shrine was painted blue and given a new roof. In 2014, the right cross was restored by the municipality and placed in this spot, which was formerly a garden: What a beautiful gesture to preserve the memory! A restoration to its original condition is planned. The most difficult task will be to find or recreate the second, very decorative cross. Source: Text on the information board

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🇺🇦Uwe 🏃‍♂️1098🏍

August 3, 2025

The crosses stand on the path up to the church.

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Das Bildchen Memorial and Crosses

1. View of the Border Window – Leidingen Border Street loop from Leidingen

2. Leidingen Border Street – View of the Border Window loop from Ihn

3. View of the Border Window – Leidingen Border Street loop from Heining-lès-Bouzonville

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