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Crucifixion Group on Schwanderberg

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Crucifixion Group on Schwanderberg

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Crucifixion Group on Schwanderberg

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  • Location: Wassenberg, Heinsberg, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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    May 19, 2018

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    The sandstone crucifixion group is located at the Myhl Schwanderberg and belongs to the Wassenberger Pilgerweg.
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    In a recording by Leonhard Küppers from Myhl dated March 21, 1851, it is said that the first cross had been in danger of falling over for many years. On March 28, 1851, this cross was replaced by a wooden cross. The current crucifixion group was erected in 1893. In the past, a procession would set off from the parish church to Schwanderberg at 3 p.m. on Good Friday.
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    May 5, 2026

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    On the Schwanderberg, we encounter not only a wayside cross, as one often sees, but the sacred wayside shrine that rises here, separated from the "secular world" by a fence, …
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