Germany
Bavaria
Upper Bavaria
Landkreis München
Aying
Crucifix at Schocker Roundabout
Germany
Bavaria
Upper Bavaria
Landkreis München
Aying
Crucifix at Schocker Roundabout
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Recommended by 33 out of 34 cyclists
Location: Aying, Landkreis München, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
A wayside shrine (from Old German stock/stoc, 'something rising up', in Hesse as Heiligenstock, in Austria and Bavaria also known as Marterl or Marter, Materle, Materla, Wegstok or Kreuz, in Switzerland as Helgenstöckli, is a small religious monument a pillar made of wood or stone, usually standing on paths, which carries a sculptural or painted votive or devotional image (usually the image of a saint, a scene with saints or the crucified Christ).
Source and more info
de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bildstock
September 10, 2023
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