Donated as a "solid and artificial cross made of stone" by Count Hermann Friedrich von Hohenzollern, commander of the Imperial troops in Ettlingen during the Spanish War of Succession (1701-1714). Year on the back of the base: 1752.

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Andi

December 8, 2021

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The Hohenzollernkreuz is a wayside cross in the forest near the Ettlingen district of Spessart. According to the information board, the Hohenzollern Cross was donated as a "solid and artificial …

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Boki_Ka

September 25, 2023

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The cross is easier to see from the road where cars drive past than from the forest path

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