It's very old and a bit damaged. You can't immediately tell in which year it was built and the writing on it is very old, nobody writes like that anymore. That's why I looked on the internet for you and found some information there.

At the very top is the cross with the figure of Jesus. This is probably the case with most crossroads.

In the niche below, Saint Roch is depicted, but his face is destroyed. A dried-up little flower hung in the vase.

Namely, the cross is dedicated to Saint Roch, says Wikipedia:

"In 1799, the plague broke out in Gronau, to which the district of Driesch belonged at the time. People were very afraid of contagion. They would gather in the evening and pray together to Saint Roch for help. The prayers seemed successful, everyone was spared from the plague. In gratitude for this they built the cross in honor of the saint and made it a regular goal of processions.”

And I also found there what the text in the base means: “Jesus Christ crucified and Saint Roch erected by the local residents.”

But not that all of you are now dawdling through the roundabout in your car to take a look at the crossroads. Better to go there by bike.

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Isi-Sicilia

August 3, 2022

Not the traffic junction, but a real crossroads. It is listed as a monument at the Driescher roundabout, where nobody pays attention to the traffic.

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