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Regierungsbezirk Kassel

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Söhrewald

Wellerode Atonement Cross

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Wellerode Atonement Cross

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    Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

    Moderate

    Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    September 7, 2022

    beautiful trail through the forest

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      July 5, 2025

      In 1980, a storm washed the Welleröder Atonement Cross out of the Steinbach stream. It had been considered lost for decades, but was so well known in ancient times that a map from 1859 already referred to the parcel of land where it was erected as the "Steinkreuzerfeld" (Stone Cross Field).
      Atonement crosses are legal monuments dating from the 13th to 16th centuries and commemorate a homicide. In an atonement agreement, the perpetrator committed, among other things, to erecting such a cross. The church's efforts thus succeeded in curbing the blood feud that had previously been practiced for centuries.
      The Welleröder Atonement Cross, which overall can be considered a rather unsophisticated work, features a special feature, using a kind of scratch-line technique, depicting a person (Christ?) presumably holding a small cross in one hand. Tools were usually used in the depiction, indicating the profession of the victim or the instrument used in the crime.


      Source: Söhrewald History Circle

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        Location: Söhrewald, Landkreis Kassel, Kassel District, Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hesse, Germany

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