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North Rhine-Westphalia

Detmold District

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Brakel

Pilgrims' Cross on the Westphalian Way of St. James

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Detmold District

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Pilgrims' Cross on the Westphalian Way of St. James

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Pilgrims' Cross on the Westphalian Way of St. James

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    May 27, 2018

    Hiking

    I spend my "lunch break" at a selected, shady place, at a pilgrims' cross on the Westphalian Way of St. James. Here you can get rid of your worries by labeling a stone and throwing it into the cross at the side of the crossbeam. Life can be so easy ...
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    September 2, 2020

    Hiking

    Beautiful pilgrim cross in the forest. There is a pilgrim book in which you can immortalize yourself with a stamp and something you have written yourself.
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    November 13, 2017

    Mountain biking

    Thanks to steel struts in an open design, the pilgrim cross looks filigree despite its size of 3.2 meters. The Jakobs Pilgrims' Way, prepared by the Antiquities Commission for Westphalia, …
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    Elevation 220 m

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