Station number 4 of the Flosser Besinnungsweg is about becoming aware of one's own transience. This is also where the gallows of the Floss High Court stood. Hikers place small stones, an old Jewish custom, to commemorate the dead. The stones have the same meaning as the flowers for us.

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Franz Seiz

May 15, 2023

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You have to pass the "Galng" if you walk the boulder path

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Ar〽️in Bock ©️

November 1, 2023

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The place is very scary, but it makes you think.

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