Land consolidation cross (Nörvenich)
The land consolidation cross is on the edge of the forest in Nörvenich , Düren district near the Neffelbach .
On the bishop's path that branches off from Oberbolheimer Straße and leads along the edge of the forest to Alt-Oberbolheim , there is an artistically designed cross . It was built in 1987 and consecrated by Pastor Matthias Sieger.
As part of the land consolidation carried out at that time , it was set up by the Office for Land Consolidation as a contribution to the preservation of cultural assets.
The cross and the body of Christ were designed by the French artist Jean Vincent de Crozals , who has lived in the village for many years . In close collaboration with Toni Keller, who comes from the family of forges that have been based in Nörvenich since around 1800 , it was forged on the anvil and welded and galvanized in the workshop.
The cross has been a blessing station several times during the Corpus Christi procession . Lately, the procession can no longer be carried out regularly.
For reasons of traffic safety, too, if she moves out at all, she has to take a different route. Since the constellation in 1987, there have only been one or two acts of blessing at this point.
With the erection of the cross, the centuries-old tradition of erecting such Christian memorials in the village and on the outskirts has been continued.
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- Village crosses in Nörvenich , Karl Heinz Türk 2007, published by the local history and history association of the Nörvenich community. V., self-published
Coordinates: 50 ° 48 ′ 38.4 " N , 6 ° 38 ′ 43.8" E