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Wayside shrine at the Forest Museum

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Wayside shrine at the Forest Museum

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  • Location: Mehlmeisel, Landkreis Bayreuth, Franconian Switzerland, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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    March 3, 2022

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    Wayside shrine commemorating the last wolf hunt in the Fichtelgebirge.
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    March 3, 2022

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    A shrine (from Old German stock/stoc, 'something projecting into the air', in Hesse as Heiligenstock, in Austria and Bavaria also as Marterl or Marter, Materle, Materla, Wegstok or Kreuz, in Switzerland as Helgenstöckli, is a small religious monument a pillar made of wood or stone, usually standing on a path, which supports a sculptural or painted votive or devotional image (usually the image of a saint, a scene with saints or the crucified Christ). Source and further information
    de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bildstock
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    October 2, 2025

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    between the entrance to the wildlife park and the large wooden ball
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    Location: Mehlmeisel, Landkreis Bayreuth, Franconian Switzerland, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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