Kassel Cross (Gudensberg)
The Kassel Cross is a medieval, probably from the 14th century, Gothic stone cross near Gudensberg in the north Hessian Schwalm-Eder district .
Geographical location
The Kasseler Kreuz is located directly northeast of Gudensberg at an old crossroads on the former country road to Kassel , where today's district road 6 branches off in the northeast to Dissen from the K 7 leading east to Deute . The R 12 cycle path runs past the cross, near which there is a parking lot ; it used to pass the Grifte – Gudensberg small railway line . To the north of this is the Unseligendissen desert , and to the south-east of the Lamsberg .
Description and history
The 1.2 m high and 0.6 m wide sandstone cross is probably an atonement cross from the 14th century and was set for an unknown reason (see legends). Local historians suspect that it could be a cross put up by passing Christian priests to "expiate". In 1542 it was first mentioned as a field site. From 1642 to 1646 it was first depicted in an engraving by Gudensberg by Matthäus Merian in the Topographia Germaniae .
In the 19th century a sandstone bench was built on the cross. In 1899, during construction work on the small railway line Grifte – Gudensberg, a ceramic band grave from the 10th century BC was found. From the Hallstatt period .
Say
A gruesome incident is said to be associated with this stone: Allegedly, a traitor who is said to have opened a Gudensberg city gate to the enemy camp during the Thirty Years' War was buried alive with his horse.
Another legend says that a traitor who set the city on fire during a siege in 1387 was caught up and buried alive here after his betrayal .
Individual proof
- ↑ Die Sage - Variant 2 ( Memento of the original from May 9, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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Coordinates: 51 ° 10 '58.4 " N , 9 ° 23' 3.2" E