Hunter's Cross
The Jägerskreuz in Bad Orb , a spa town in the Main-Kinzig district in Hesse , was built in 1727. The crucifix south of the parish dome is a protected cultural monument .
The Latin cross made of sandstone on a rectangular base plate with rounded shoulders commemorates the death of the hunter Heinrich Stock from Villbach , who was shot here on August 2nd, 1727 by a poacher . The cross with an inscription on the base was donated by the parents of the victim.
The inscription reads:
Anno 1727 on
August […] Henrich Stock
Jäger von Vielbach was shot here
by a wiltschützen
Dott
because his parents had Diß
creitz set up to honor Jesus
and to comfort his poor
soul.
literature
- Waltraud Friedrich: Cultural monuments in Hessen. Main-Kinzig district II.1. Bad Orb, Biebergemünd, Birstein, Brachttal, Freigericht. Published by the State Office for Monument Preservation Hessen , Theiss, Wiesbaden / Stuttgart 2011, ISBN 978-3-8062-2469-6 , p. 160 ( Monument topography Federal Republic of Germany ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Inscription of the memorial on suehnekreuz.de , accessed on July 14, 2017
Coordinates: 50 ° 11 ′ 13.9 ″ N , 9 ° 21 ′ 3.8 ″ E