This chapel stands above Thurndorf on the 642 m high Calvary, which served geometers as a trigonometric reference point as early as the 19th century. The year the foundation stone …

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Max Volker

May 27, 2018

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At the end of the Stations of the Cross stands the idyllic chapel of the Calvary. At the top, tall trees and a beautiful view invite you to linger

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JakobusPilger

May 19, 2023

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Every "Calvary", as here at Thurndorf, is reminiscent of "Golgotha" ("skull height") near Jerusalem, the place of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. A Way of the Cross often leads up …

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Location: Kirchenthumbach, Landkreis Neustadt an der Waldnaab, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

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