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Black Cross (Drebisch Cross)

Black Cross (Drebisch Cross)

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Black Cross (Drebisch Cross)

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Location: Saxony, Germany

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1. Prießnitzgrund – Prießnitz Waterfall loop from Dresden Bischofsplatz

17.3km

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140m

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2. Küchen Bridge – Königsplatz and shelter loop from Dresden-Klotzsche

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3. Königsplatz and shelter – Hofewiese Country Estate loop from Dresden Industriegelände

15.7km

04:13

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Wanderweibchen 🤘 (Yvonne)

February 21, 2021

It is easy to overlook it when passing by, but the Black Cross is extremely visually appealing: In the pre-Reformation period it was donated as a prayer cross by the Drebisch family, which is why it was also called the Drebisch cross. It can be found on a map as early as 1572 (!), Although it has of course been renewed again and again over the centuries. The present cross was made in 2004 from the wood of a pedunculate oak after someone stole the cross that was renewed in 1993.

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JakobusPilger

November 28, 2021

“Each of these crosses can tell its own story and what motivated people to erect“ their ”cross at this point. (...) These crossroads have been erected as visible signs and attract the looks 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 overcame death (...). The cross is part of our life, just as it was part of the life of Jesus. So I wish that many people ... visit the crossroads, whether as places of silence and breathing before God, whether as places of congregation meeting, prayer and praise of God. "
(Text source: Dean Rainald M. Ollig
in: “Crossroads. Small sacred monuments as a sign of popular piety ")

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Elevation 250 m

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Black Cross (Drebisch Cross)

1. Prießnitzgrund – Prießnitz Waterfall loop from Dresden Bischofsplatz

2. Küchen Bridge – Königsplatz and shelter loop from Dresden-Klotzsche

3. Königsplatz and shelter – Hofewiese Country Estate loop from Dresden Industriegelände

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