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Three Brothers Memorial

Three Brothers Memorial

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Three Brothers Memorial

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Location: Ludwigsstadt, Kronach, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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Söhni 🏃

November 9, 2020

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According to tradition, three members of a Protestant family fleeing to their fellow believers in Protestant Lauenstein on the Rennsteig border were found and murdered at this point by Catholic Kronachers during the Thirty Years' War.

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Andrea und Huskys 🐺

August 10, 2026

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According to tradition, during the Thirty Years' War, three Protestant siblings fled the ravages of war. Their destination was the nearby Protestant Lauenstein. But right at this spot, shortly before reaching safety, the three brothers were caught up by enemy troops and mercilessly slaughtered. The Steinkreuz was erected in memory of the fallen and as a memorial against the horrors of the religious war.

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Kristian

July 15, 2026

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The Drei-Brüder-Denkmal (also called „Drei Brüder Kreuz“) is located in the Frankenwald near Ludwigsstadt and commemorates the horrors of the Thirty Years' War. According to legend, three Protestant siblings were overtaken and killed by enemy troops in 1634 while fleeing.

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