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Landkreis Neustadt an der Waldnaab

Flossenbürg

Kreuzstein Border Marker (Bavaria–Bohemia)

Natural Monuments

Landkreis Neustadt an der Waldnaab

Flossenbürg

Kreuzstein Border Marker (Bavaria–Bohemia)

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Kreuzstein Border Marker (Bavaria–Bohemia)

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Location: Flossenbürg, Landkreis Neustadt an der Waldnaab, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

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Rombea

July 23, 2020

The Kreuzstein is a mighty granite stone and marks the border between Bavaria and Bohemia. A carved cross is clearly visible on the south side, while the inscriptions "Bohemia" on the east side and "Bavaria" on the west side can only be seen in good light. A furrow on the plate indicates the boundary line. Otherwise, the stone still bears a number and the year of the last boundary setting 1843. The cross stone has probably been marking the boundary for around 1,000 years.

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Andrea und Huskys 🐺

May 25, 2025

When Slavs repeatedly invaded the Nordgau at the beginning of the 12th century, Margrave Diepold, as administrator of the Nordgau, and his friend Count Beringer of Sulzbach were forced in 1109 to settle the border with the Bohemian dukes Borsivoy and Wladislaw on behalf of the German King Henry V. One of the established border points was likely this mighty, immovable granite block. A cross, still clearly visible today, was carved into the broad, blunt cone on the south side. Barely discernible is the inscription "Bohemia" on the east side and "Bavaria" on the west side. The slab marks the border line with a furrow cut at an obtuse angle. The stone also bears a number and the year of the last border determination: "1843." In 1997, the Bavarian-Bohemian hiking and cross-country skiing border crossing "Kreuzstein / Křížový kámen" was officially opened.

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Ar〽️in Bock ©️

November 28, 2020

A landmark in the German-Czech border area. Hiking trail to the Goldbachhütte and Havransberg. Beautiful in every season.

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Location: Flossenbürg, Landkreis Neustadt an der Waldnaab, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

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Kreuzstein Border Marker (Bavaria–Bohemia)

1. Bread Rock – Planner height loop from Altglashütte

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