The Petersberger Bittweg is the last of the original four processional paths that led to the pilgrimage chapel on Petersberg in the Siebengebirge. It consists of twelve, originally 14 stations in the form of processional altars and crosses from the 17th and 18th centuries. The Bittweg with its route and the individual stations is a listed building. (Source: Wikipedia)
In Bonn and the Rhein-Sieg district, 22 BTHVN steles were created, which are intended both to link all the places of his youth and to sustainably strengthen the city of Bonn as Beethoven's city. In the Siebengebirge three steles will describe the life and work of Beethoven in the Heisterbach monastery, on the Petersberg and on the Drachenfels plateau. So that these steles do not stand alone in these certainly striking places for Beethoven, they were connected with a hiking trail.
The "Bittweg" - to let off on the mountain The wayside crosses refer to the centuries-old pilgrimage tradition on the Petersberg. The creation of the The Cistercian monastery and the construction of the church at the end of the 12th century mark the beginning of the pilgrimages to the Petersberg. After the monastery had moved to the Heisterbach Valley, the pilgrimages and the associated indulgences continued. The wayside crosses that have been preserved refer to the total of four Bittwege from different directions to the Petersberg, namely from Königswinter, Ittenbach, Heisterbach and Ober- and Niederdollendorf.