Such a cross was funded by the murderer, as one of his side obligations under certain settlement agreements with the victim's family. One of three penitential crosses in the Zielona Góra district.

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A stone cross in Kotowice, in front of the cemetery gate, next to the fire station; dimensions approx. 132 x 94 x 22 cm, made of conglomerate; according to legend, it was erected here as a sign of reconciliation between two feuding brothers. It is one of three stone crosses, known as penitential or reconciliation crosses, in the Zielona Góra district.

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