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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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Wanderweibchen 🤘 (Yvonne)

February 21, 2021

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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

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“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 …

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Elevation 250 m

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