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Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Kassel District

Landkreis Kassel

Söhrewald

Wellerode Atonement Cross

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Kassel District

Landkreis Kassel

Söhrewald

Wellerode Atonement Cross

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Wellerode Atonement Cross

Recommended by 53 cyclists out of 57

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

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1. Steinertsee Park – Lake Steinert loop from Kassel-Oberzwehren

50.7km

03:19

410m

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2. Old Söhrebahn Railway Track – Rodebachteich loop from Kassel Hauptbahnhof

31.8km

02:06

280m

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

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3. Old Söhrebahn Railway Track – Wellerode Atonement Cross loop from Ochshausen

16.0km

01:04

180m

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

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Frank Umbach

September 7, 2022

beautiful trail through the forest

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Michael

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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Elevation 300 m

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Wednesday 31 December

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

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Wellerode Atonement Cross

1. Steinertsee Park – Lake Steinert loop from Kassel-Oberzwehren

2. Old Söhrebahn Railway Track – Rodebachteich loop from Kassel Hauptbahnhof

3. Old Söhrebahn Railway Track – Wellerode Atonement Cross loop from Ochshausen

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