Kreuzstein near Jahrsdorf

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Kreuzstein in Jahrsdorf

The historic Kreuzstein near Jahrsdorf is a historic Kreuzstein near Jahrsdorf , a district of the town of Hilpoltstein in the Middle Franconian district of Roth in Bavaria .

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The Kreuzstein is located about 550 meters northeast of Jahrsdorf on a dirt road from Grauwinkl to Jahrsdorf.

The small excessively weathered Kreuzenstein from sandstone has dimensions of 100 × 80 × 38 cm. On the front there is a Maltese cross- shaped cross in relief , at the lower end a repaired break. The smooth back has two iron clips at the bottom of the break. The stone, originally located near the old church and school path from Grauwinkl to Jahrsdorf, was moved to its current location in the course of land consolidation . The small monument is now in company with a historical wayside shrine and a wooden cross , which was renewed around 1990. All objects are under two elms , which were probably planted around 1890 and are designated as natural monuments .

history

Nothing is known about when it was created. According to legend, the cross stone was erected to commemorate the manslaughter of a beggar .

Pillar of torture

Pillar of torture

There is also a historical torture column (wayside shrine) on site. The small monument is made of sandstone and has the dimensions 165 × 45 × 37 cm. The wayside shrine probably dates from the 17th / 18th centuries. Century. The picture in the picture house with round arch ( aedicula ) was renewed in 2011 and is dedicated to St. Dedicated to Wendelin . Flower offerings can often be found on the shaft and in front of the wayside shrine. The wayside shrine is designated as an architectural monument by the Bavarian State Office for the Preservation of Monuments (D-5-76-127-91).

Web links

Commons : Steinkreuz bei Jahrsdorf  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ www.suehnekreuz.de, Jahrsdorf I , accessed on May 28, 2020
  2. ↑ a b Roth district: Small monuments in the Roth district. Treasures of our hallways. Field crosses, boundary stones, wayside shrines, atonement crosses and much more . Roth 2016, ISBN 978-3-9815571-3-8 , p. 136.
  3. ↑ Irmgard Prommersberger, registration list for small monuments in the district of Roth treasures of our corridors , ISBN 978-3-9815571-3-8
  4. ↑ Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation, Hilpoltstein City Monument , accessed on May 28, 2020

Coordinates: 49 ° 10 ′ 20.3 "  N , 11 ° 14 ′ 22.8"  E