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North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Rhein-Sieg-Kreis

Rheinbach

Black cross and bench

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Rhein-Sieg-Kreis

Rheinbach

Black cross and bench

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Black cross and bench

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Location: Rheinbach, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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RobertO

January 4, 2021

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The wooden memorial cross above the forest chapel on Steinweg in the direction of Neukirchen and Todenfeld is known to the people of Rheinbach as the "Black Cross". It reminds of the Neukirchen pastor Johannes Paulus Rosenbaum, who had a fatal accident there with his moped.

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R.Bungartz

April 3, 2021

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The black cross commemorates the pastor of Neukirchen, Johannes Paul Rosenbaum, who died in 1803. According to tradition, the later Cistercian priest was born in Moselweiß near Koblenz in 1744 and has been a pastor in Neukirchen since 1786. The cross here is a replica. The many times restored wooden cross from 1875 is in the Rheinbach city archive. Source: General-Anzeiger, edition of June 14, 2019

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joetobn

April 4, 2018

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Distinguished road junction in the Rheinbacher Wald.

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Rheinbach Forest Chapel – Rheinbach City Park loop from Krälingen

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Rheinbach Forest Chapel – Trail to the Waldkapelle loop from Wormersdorf

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Location: Rheinbach, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Bridge of Death (Naturpark Rheinland) – Old Ponds loop from Holzweiler

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