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Turkish Cross

Turkish Cross

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Turkish Cross

Recommended by 60 hikers out of 66

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West- u. Ostabhänge des Zirbitzkogels

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Location: Obdach, Murtal, Hochsteiermark, Styria, Austria

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1. Zirbitzkogel summit – Zirbitzkogel Mountain Hut loop from Lavantegg

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2. Wildsee (Fuchskogel) – Trail to Zirbitzkogel loop from Lavantegg

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3. Wildsee (Fuchskogel) – Fuchskogel Summit loop from Lavantegg

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Anette

December 10, 2021

In the 15th century, invading Ottomans are said to have been torn into the depths by a sudden rock fall. The residents, now rescued from the threat, then erected this cross out of gratitude.

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BUriAL

August 11, 2020

Located on the hiking route.

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JakobusPilger

April 26, 2025

The small sacred monument found here, with the name "Turkish Cross"—perhaps surprising to some readers—commemorates military conflicts in the 15th and 16th centuries, when the then "Ottoman Empire" conquered the Balkan countries from the territory of present-day Turkey and advanced on Vienna. In 1529 and again in 1683, the army laid siege to the Austrian capital, which the Sultan called the "Golden Apple," but both times unsuccessfully. Styria was also a transit area for the enemy troops; the connection to the cross here, which is explained on a plaque on site, has already been mentioned by @Anette in her short post.

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Elevation 1,810 m

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Location: Obdach, Murtal, Hochsteiermark, Styria, Austria

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1. Zirbitzkogel summit – Zirbitzkogel Mountain Hut loop from Lavantegg

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