Why the old wayside shrine was built here is no longer known. But most wayside shrines, or martyrs as they are called in Franconia, were either built out of gratitude or to commemorate a misfortune that occurred at that particular spot.

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June 13, 2024

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Inscriptions on the base read:
"Hail, Holy Cross!"
"Sacred Heart of Jesus be my love!"
"Sweet Heart of Mary be my salvation!"
"Erected in 1881, renovated in 1962, Kohlmann family no.4."

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October 17, 2022

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Sandstone, square shaft, four-sided attachment with gabled roof and crowned iron cross, neo-Gothic; marked "1881"

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Location: Hirschaid, Landkreis Bamberg, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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