Medieval Stone Cross (Archaeological Trail)

The late medieval stone cross is from the 14th to the 15th century. It was found in 1936 in road works.

Atonement cross or murder cross is the name for a stone hallway cross that was erected to atone for murder or manslaughter. Atonement crosses are atonement stones in the shape of a cross. Atonement crosses were usually located on paths and crossroads. Some stone crosses have weapons (crossbows, axes or similar) carved into them, possibly the murder weapons.
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de.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%BChnekreuz

The stone cross is a so-called atonement cross, which was originally set up to atone for a murder. It was intended to encourage passers-by to pray for the salvation of the dead. The stone cross has nothing to do with the desert village of Holnstein.