Anna Cross

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Anna Chapel (2009)

The Anna Cross is a point on the old high path from Kirchberg an der Pielach to Frankenfels in Lower Austria .

location

The place is on the old Höhenweg near the Weißenburg Castle between the former tavern in the Weißenburg area and the Ober-Grub homestead in the Hofstadt area. Today the Anna Chapel stands at the Anna Cross.

history

Restored statue of Johannes Nepomuk currently near the Frankenfels parish church (2012)

Originally there was a cross on the site, which was later replaced by the chapel. There was also a statue of Johannes von Nepomuk erected in 1708 , which was moved to Frankenfels in 1961 on the initiative of Pastor Josef Stangl and was located near the war memorial and the Frankenfels parish church .

On September 26, 1895 there was an unsolved criminal case: the Frankenfels sacristan Johann Auer from the Steinschallmühle was found dead and partially robbed of his money below the Anna cross. He had previously visited his sponsored children and was in a happy mood because of his alcohol consumption. Anton Falkensteiner, called Plank-Toni, from the Haarstubenhäusl, who was in financial difficulties and was seen by witnesses on the Höhenweg, was suspected. However, he stated that he walked on the new road. In the end, however, the act could not be proven to him due to a lack of evidence and he was released after six months of pre-trial detention. However, it may have been just an accident as the victim's silver coins and watch were still in place. An inscription in the chapel commemorates the incident.

In 1980 the chapel was restored by the population of Weißenburg under the direction of Aloisia Kramberger and consecrated by Pastor Josef Wagner and Pastor Goldgruber.

Others

The Catholic women's movement in Frankenfels meets annually on July 26th, Annatag , in front of the chapel for a prayer.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ortsbauernrat Frankenfels (Hubert Größbacher) (ed.): Frankenfels corridor monuments . Frankenfels around 1995, page 59
  2. ^ Bernhard Gamsjäger and Ernst Langthaler (eds.): The Frankenfelser book . Frankenfels 1997, page 437
  3. ↑ a b Local farmers' council Frankenfels (Hubert Großerbacher) (Ed.): Frankenfelser Flurdenkmäler . Frankenfels around 1995, page 88

literature

  • Local farmers' council Frankenfels (Hubert Großerbacher) (Ed.): Frankenfelser Flurdenkmäler . Frankenfels around 1995.
  • Bernhard Gamsjäger , Ernst Langthaler (Ed.): The Frankenfelser book . Frankenfels 1997.

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