Cemetery of the White Crosses

The Sorbian-Catholic cemetery is particularly striking because of the uniformly used white grave crosses. The crosses lined up next to each other are decorated with Sorbian and Christian symbols and contain writings with information about the deceased and blessings. For more than 150 years, the same grave cross design was always used, so that today a sea of white grave crosses adorns the cemetery and offers an impressive sight. The church, rebuilt in 1948 and designed in white, with an onion-shaped church tower, completes this picture. Because of its importance, the cemetery and church were declared a monument in 1981, also because this tradition is a sign of an intact, intercultural and inter-religious village community.

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Location: Ralbitz-Rosenthal, Bautzen, Upper Lusatia, Saxony, Germany

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