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Wayside Cross and Boundary Stone

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Weismain

Wayside Cross and Boundary Stone

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Location: Weismain, Lichtenfels, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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Söhni 🏃

June 3, 2023

It is no longer known why the old wayside shrine was erected here. But most of the Marterl or Martern, as they say in Franconia, were erected either out of gratitude or to commemorate an accident that happened at the respective location.

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Witwe Bolte

August 16, 2018

A striking point on the uneventful plateau. For once, under acacia trees, a crossroads and an old landmark whose inscription I can not interpret.

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JakobusPilger

October 16, 2021

“Each of these crosses can tell its own story and what prompted people to erect “their” cross at this point. (...) These wayside crosses were erected as visible signs and attract the attention of many people. The cross is a symbol of life. It stands as a sign of our Christian hope and wants to direct our gaze to Jesus Christ, who has overcome death (...). The cross is part of our life as it was in the life of Jesus. So I wish that many people … visit the crosses, whether as places of stillness and breathing space before God, whether as places for community gatherings, prayer and praise to God.”

(Dechant Rainald M. Ollig in "Crossroads. Small sacred monuments as a sign of popular piety")

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Location: Weismain, Lichtenfels, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

Wayside Cross and Boundary Stone

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