Celtic stones
The Keltschensteine , also called Swedish stones, are five late medieval stone crosses in a stone cross nest in the Erlangen district of Bruck . The Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation lists them under monument number D-5-62-000-772.
Location
The stone crosses are located in the south of the Erlanger district of Bruck, across from Fürther Straße 73.
history
The current location of the stone crosses does not correspond to the original location of the installation. The directory of parish properties in the Brucker Baptismal Register names six stone crosses in an entry from the second half of the 18th century. The crosses, one of which was later lost, once stood in front of the barn belonging to the former house number 23a (today Fürther Straße 68). After this was demolished in 1953, the stone crosses were moved about 20 meters to the south. In 1989 they were moved about 150 meters further south to their current location.
The term "Keltschensteine" goes back to the Brucker Fuhrmann Cunz Keltsch, which from 1501 to 1505 with the support of Markgraftums Brandenburg-Bayreuth a feud with the city of Nuremberg had done. Opposite the previous location of the stone crosses there is still the so-called Keltschenschloss , which was popularly attributed in the 19th century and supposed to be the seat of the legendary carter. The legend probably originates from this time that five servants of Cunz Keltsch are buried near the stones, who are said to have died in battle with Nuremberg mercenaries. There is also said to be an alignment sword buried under one of the stone crosses .
In fact, however, the "Keltschensteinen" are atonement crosses from the 15th or 16th century, about whose original meaning nothing has been passed down. It is also not clear whether the stones were in a group from the beginning or whether they were put together later.
description
First cross
The southernmost stone cross of the group is about 125 cm high, maximum 115 cm wide and 35 cm deep. The foot, which is about 6 cm wider than the headboard, is striking. Like all five copies, it was made from the castle sandstone , which is abundant in the area .
First cross, obverse
First cross, back
Second cross
The second cross from the south is about 135 cm high, a maximum of 130 cm wide and 35 cm deep. There are several indentations on the front. According to a description from the 1940s, a shuttle was carved on the foot .
Second cross, front side
Second cross, back
Third cross
The middle cross is about 175 cm high, 115 cm wide and 35 cm deep, the largest of the group. The trunk widens towards the bottom from about 50 to 70 cm. There are several grooves on it and the letters "PK" and two other illegible characters on the left arm.
Third cross, obverse
Third cross, back
Third cross, detail on the left arm
Fourth cross
The fourth cross from the south is about 135 cm high, maximum 110 cm wide and 30 cm deep. The trunk has armrests under which it widens from about 30 to 80 cm.
Fourth cross, obverse
Fourth cross, back
Fifth cross
The northernmost cross of the group is about 150 cm high, maximum 115 cm wide and 35 cm deep. The trunk, which has armrests like the fourth cross, widens down from approx. 35 to 75 cm.
Fifth cross, obverse
Fifth cross, back
Individual evidence
- ↑ List of monuments for Erlangen (PDF) at the Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation
- ↑ Bavarian Monument Atlas (cartographic representation of the Bavarian architectural and ground monuments by the Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation (BLfD) )
- ^ A b Rudolf Memmert, Elisabeth Memmert: Materials for a local history of Erlangen-Bruck, 9th episode . In: Heimatverein Erlangen und Umgebung e. V. (Hrsg.): Erlanger building blocks for Franconian homeland research . No. 48 , 2000, ISSN 0421-3769 , p. 401-402 .
- ^ A b Franz Zettler: The stone cross . The land monuments of the district of Erlangen. In: Mitteilungs-Blätter of the German Stone Cross Research . No. 1/2 , 1942, p. 8 .
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Coordinates: 49 ° 34 ′ 8.5 ″ N , 10 ° 59 ′ 3.8 ″ E