List of murder and atonement crosses in the Main-Tauber district
List of murder and atonement crosses in the Main-Tauber district:
Murder and atonement crosses according to cities and other communities in the Main-Tauber district: Ahorn • Bad Mergentheim • Boxberg • Creglingen • Großrinderfeld • Grünsfeld • Igersheim • Königheim • Külsheim • Lauda-Königshofen • Niederstetten • Tauberbischofsheim • Weikersheim • Werbach • Wertheim • Wittighausen Other: Stone cross nests in the Main-Tauber district • See also |
The list of murder and atonement crosses in the Main-Tauber district includes murder and atonement crosses for communities in the Main-Tauber district in Baden-Württemberg .
The Main-Tauber-Kreis , according to Bernhard Losch, the county with the most atonement crosses in Baden-Wuerttemberg. The reason lies in the agricultural structure of the district since the Middle Ages. In modern times there was no densification of settlement and industry as in the metropolitan areas, so that these cultural monuments were largely preserved in the open air . For this reason there are also numerous free-range crossroads in the Main-Tauber district . This was favored by a below-average proportion of forests, whereas the proportion of agricultural land is very high. With around 100 inhabitants per square kilometer, the population density is the lowest in Baden-Württemberg. The original cultural landscape was thus preserved without major disruption from large-scale residential or industrial areas.
Well known is the stone cross nest near Reicholzheim , the largest collection of stone crosses in southern Germany , which was already the subject of art.
Murder and Atonement Crosses in the Main-Tauber District
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In 16 of the 18 municipalities in the Main-Tauber district, 117 murder and atonement crosses are known (as of May 22, 2020):
Map with all coordinates of the murder and atonement crosses in the Main-Tauber district: OSM | WikiMap
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Murder and atonement crosses in the area of the municipality of Ahorn :
Map with all coordinates of the murder and atonement crosses in the area of the municipality of Ahorn: OSM
designation | Dating | Designation / popular tradition | image | Location |
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Ahorn I / Buch am Ahorn district | approx. 16./17. Century | A plowing farmer died here when the oxen ran away. | Can no longer be found in 2015 | 49 ° 32 '22 "N, 9 ° 33' 41" E |
Ahorn II / Buch am Ahorn district | approx. 16./17. Century | "Kreuzstein" / Is associated with the Thirty Years' War. | Can no longer be found in 2015 | 49 ° 32 ′ 51 ″ N, 9 ° 33 ′ 14 ″ E |
Bad Mergentheim
Murder and Atonement Crosses in the district of Bad Mergentheim :
Map with all coordinates of the murder and atonement crosses in the district of Bad Mergentheim: OSM
designation | Dating | Designation / popular tradition | image | Location |
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Bad Mergentheim I – VI | between the 15th and 18th centuries | Various different traditions. | 49 ° 29 ′ 49 "N, 9 ° 46 ′ 33" E | |
Bad Mergentheim VII | approx. 15th century | Linked to the death of a slater. After a farmer took the cross back to his house in Wachbach, a cattle disease broke out and he then brought the stone back to its original location. | 49 ° 29 ′ 29 "N, 9 ° 46 ′ 32" E | |
Bad Mergentheim VIII | approx. 16th century | 49 ° 29 ′ 39 "N, 9 ° 44 ′ 56" E | ||
Bad Mergentheim IX / Althausen district | approx. 14./15. Century | 49 ° 28 ′ 8 "N, 9 ° 44 ′ 43" E | ||
Bad Mergentheim X / Herbsthausen district | approx. 16th century | 49 ° 24 ′ 21 "N, 9 ° 49 ′ 42" E | ||
Bad Mergentheim XI | approx. 16th century | Atonement cross at the gate guard house. Not listed in Losch (1981). | 49 ° 29 ′ 27 ″ N, 9 ° 46 ′ 12 ″ E | |
Bad Mergentheim XII / Löffelstelzen district | Atonement Cross. This is a murder stone. According to statements, two shepherds are said to have killed a man here. Not listed in Losch (1981). |
Boxberg
Murder and Atonement Crosses in the area around the city of Boxberg :
Map with all coordinates of the murder and atonement crosses in the area around the city of Boxberg: OSM
designation | Dating | Designation / popular tradition | image | Location |
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Boxberg I / Kupprichhausen district | approx. 16th century | 49 ° 31 '46 "N, 9 ° 37' 9" E | ||
Boxberg II / Oberschüpf district | approx. 15th / beginning of 17th century | "Blutstein" / A young farmer's son killed a shepherd who was passing through with a "Hippe" (vine knife) in an argument over a girl. | 49 ° 31 ′ 13 "N, 9 ° 40 ′ 55" E | |
Boxberg III / Schwabhausen district | Inscription "1713" | "Gypsy Cross" / A strange carter was killed in an argument. / A farmer with a scythe was struck by lightning. | 49 ° 27 ′ 2 "N, 9 ° 35 ′ 57" E | |
Boxberg IV / Windischbuch district | approx. 15./16. Century | "Schwedenkreuz" / Several traditions in connection with the Thirty Years' War or the Napoleonic Wars. | 49 ° 25 ′ 57 "N, 9 ° 37 ′ 33" E | |
Boxberg V / Wölchingen district | approx. 15./16. Century | Child death or manslaughter. | 49 ° 28 ′ 55 "N, 9 ° 38 ′ 17" E |
Creglingen
Murder and Atonement Crosses in the district of Creglingen :
Map with all coordinates of the murder and atonement crosses in the district of Creglingen: OSM
designation | Dating | Designation / popular tradition | image | Location |
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Creglingen I. | approx. 14./16. Century | Two brothers got into a dispute at the original location of the cross in Erdbach and killed each other with their "Schnittheppen" (device for cutting out thistles). | 49 ° 27 '31 "N, 10 ° 1' 53" E | |
Creglingen II | approx. 14./16. Century | Cross no longer available 2018 | ||
Creglingen III / Blumweiler district | approx. 15./16. Century | A rider who was shot through the head and heart was found here during the Thirty Years' War. | 49 ° 24 '20 "N, 10 ° 5' 35" E | |
Creglingen IV / Finsterlohr district | approx. 15./16. Century | The stone is said to have something to do with the Crusades . It used to be the custom that at funerals the funeral procession stopped at the Kreuzstein, the choir sang a song and an Our Father was spoken. | 49 ° 25 ′ 49 ″ N, 10 ° 6 ′ 37 ″ E | |
Creglingen V / hamlet of Lichtel | approx. 14th / 16th / century | "Shepherd's Cross" / Various different traditions. | 49 ° 24 ′ 35 "N, 10 ° 2 ′ 31" E | |
Creglingen VI / hamlet of Lichtel | approx. 15./16. Century | "Metzgerkreuz" / A man is said to have been killed there with a cut heap. | 49 ° 24 '26 "N, 10 ° 2' 56" E | |
Creglingen VII – IX / Münster district | approx. 15./16. Century | "Father, mother and child" / murder of a family with a child. / Memory of a family who drowned in the floods. / Quarrel between three shepherds. | 49 ° 26 '25 "N, 10 ° 2' 30" E | |
Creglingen X / Münster district | approx. 15./16. Century | A Rothenburg musketeer was thrown from his horse at the place of the cross and dragged to death. The rider goes around there at night. | 49 ° 25 ′ 33 "N, 10 ° 3 ′ 11" E | |
Creglingen XI / Weiler Reutsachsen | approx. 15th century | Dispute between two Rothenburg bakers. | Cross no longer available 2015 | |
Creglingen XII / Weiler Reutsachsen | approx. 16./17. Century | Cross no longer available 2015 | ||
Creglingen XIII / Weiler Reutsachsen | Cross cannot be found 2015 | |||
Creglingen XIV / Schmerbach district | approx. 14./15. Century | There is said to be a mass grave from the Thirty Years War. | 49 ° 24 ′ 31 ″ N, 10 ° 4 ′ 37 ″ E |
Large cattle field
Murder and atonement crosses in the district of Großrinderfeld :
Map with all the coordinates of the murder and atonement crosses in the district of Großrinderfeld: OSM
designation | Dating | Designation / popular tradition | image | Location |
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Large cattle field I | approx. 16./17. Century | Someone was killed in an argument. | 49 ° 40 ′ 17 "N, 9 ° 43 ′ 20" E | |
Large cattle field II | approx. 16./17. Century | "Linsenkreuz" / Two shepherds got into an argument while eating their lentil soup and beat each other to death. | 49 ° 38 ′ 58 "N, 9 ° 44 ′ 32" E |
Grünsfeld
Murder and Atonement Crosses in the district of Grünsfeld :
Map with all the coordinates of the murder and atonement crosses in the district of Grünsfeld: OSM
designation | Dating | Designation / popular tradition | image | Location |
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Grünsfeld I & II | approx. 16th century (I) & inscription "1493" (II) | A hunter and a poacher shot each other and a stone cross was erected for each. | 49 ° 37 ′ 4 ″ N, 9 ° 46 ′ 2 ″ E | |
Grünsfeld III / Grünsfeldhausen district | approx. 15th / early 17th century | 49 ° 37 '47 "N, 9 ° 43' 58" E |
Igersheim
Murder and atonement crosses in the parish of Igersheim :
Map with all coordinates of the murder and atonement crosses in the area of the municipality of Igersheim: OSM
designation | Dating | Designation / popular tradition | image | Location |
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Igersheim I. | approx. 15th century | No longer available 2015 | ||
Igersheim II | approx. 15./16. Century | "Secured in the yard"? | ||
Igersheim III – V / Bernsfelden district | approx. 15./16. Century | Are associated with the Peasants' War or "a campaign". | 49 ° 33 ′ 43 "N, 9 ° 53 ′ 32" E | |
Igersheim VI / Harthausen district | approx. 15./16. Century | No longer available 2015 | ||
Igersheim VII / hamlet Reckerstal | approx. 14./15. Century | 49 ° 31 ′ 50 "N, 9 ° 48 ′ 48" E |
Koenigheim
Murder and atonement crosses in the district of Königheim :
Map with all coordinates of the murder and atonement crosses in the district of Königheim: OSM
designation | Dating | Designation / popular tradition | image | Location |
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Koenigheim I | 16th century | Found during sewer works in 1977. The type of representation has echoes of ancient lines; the proportions of the cross suggest an assignment to the 16th century. | 49 ° 37 ′ 7 "N, 9 ° 35 ′ 53" E | |
Koenigheim II | possibly "1692" | Also found during sewer work in 1977. Secured in the building yard. Intended for installation near the town hall. On an illustration from 1927 with the caption: "Stone cross in Königheim. 1692." a similar looking cross is shown. | 49 ° 37 ′ 7 "N, 9 ° 35 ′ 54" E |
Külsheim
Murder and Atonement Crosses in the district of Külsheim :
Map with all coordinates of the murder and atonement crosses in the district of the city of Külsheim: OSM
designation | Dating | Designation / popular tradition | image | Location |
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Külsheim I. | approx. 15th / beginning of 17th century | Stone cross in garden wall | 49 ° 40 ′ 12 "N, 9 ° 31 ′ 33" E | |
Külsheim II | approx. 16th century | “Knäbleinskreuz” / Erected as a thank you for finding a boy who was lost. | 49 ° 39 ′ 4 ″ N, 9 ° 32 ′ 0 ″ E | |
Külsheim III | Inscription "1590" | "Siebmacherkreuz" / The legible inscription clearly refers to the murder of the sieve maker Andres Schmit. | 49 ° 39 ′ 16 ″ N, 9 ° 33 ′ 17 ″ E | |
Külsheim IV / Eiersheim district | approx. 16./17. Century | "Schwedenkreuz" / During the Thirty Years War, a Swedish officer is said to have been murdered by his own soldiers because of his cruelty. The so-called Swedish Cross was covered by erosion for a long time and was dug up again in September 1965. The cross does not have to come from the time of the 30 Years War, it could also be older as an atonement cross for manslaughter. | 49 ° 39 '38 "N, 9 ° 33' 53" E |
Lauda-Koenigshofen
Murder and atonement crosses in the district of the city of Lauda-Königshofen :
Map with all coordinates of the murder and atonement crosses in the area of the city of Lauda-Königshofen: OSM
designation | Dating | Designation / popular tradition | image | Location |
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Lauda-Königshofen I / Gerlachsheim district | approx. 15th / beginning of the 16th century | The inscription “S. VEITS KIRCHLEIN ”refers to a chapel that was destroyed at the beginning of the Peasants' War. | ![]() |
49 ° 34 ′ 53 "N, 9 ° 42 ′ 34" E |
Lauda-Königshofen II / Gerlachsheim district | approx. 15th / beginning of the 16th century | ![]() |
49 ° 35 ′ 33 "N, 9 ° 44 ′ 12" E | |
Lauda-Königshofen III / Gerlachsheim district | approx. 17th century | Two children are said to have killed each other while playing. | 49 ° 34 ′ 53 "N, 9 ° 42 ′ 35" E | |
Lauda-Königshofen IV / Oberbalbach district | approx. 15./16. Century | ![]() |
49 ° 32 ′ 11 "N, 9 ° 47 ′ 40" E |
Niederstetten
Murder and Atonement Crosses in the district of Niederstetten :
Map with all coordinates of the murder and atonement crosses in the district of Niederstetten: OSM
designation | Dating | Designation / popular tradition | image | Location |
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Niederstetten I / Heimberg | approx. 15th century | An argument between two brothers with a fatal outcome. | 49 ° 23 '25 "N, 10 ° 1' 17" E | |
Niederstetten II / Rinderfeld district | approx. 15./16. Century | One of two shepherds was struck by lightning. / Two shepherds killed each other. | 49 ° 25 ′ 19 ″ N, 9 ° 59 ′ 51 ″ E | |
Niederstetten III / Rinderfeld district | approx. 16th century | 49 ° 24 '36 "N, 10 ° 1' 8" E | ||
Niederstetten IV / Streichental district | approx. 16th century | It is one of three crosses that were erected on the way from Brauneck Castle to Frauental Monastery on the occasion of the reconciliation of the Lords of Brauneck. | 49 ° 25 '19 "N, 10 ° 1' 46" E | |
Niederstetten V / Streichental district | approx. 14./15. Century | Two shepherds killed each other. | 49 ° 24 '57 "N, 10 ° 1' 20" E | |
Niederstetten VI / Wermutshausen district | approx. 15./16. Century | Erected because of a previous manslaughter. | 49 ° 24 ′ 56 "N, 9 ° 57 ′ 13" E | |
Niederstetten VII / Wermutshausen district | approx. 15./16. Century | "Heftenwegkreuz" | 49 ° 24 ′ 48 "N, 9 ° 57 ′ 31" E |
Tauberbischofsheim
Murder and Atonement Crosses in the area around the city of Tauberbischofsheim :
Map with all the coordinates of the murder and atonement crosses in the area around the city of Tauberbischofsheim: OSM
designation | Dating | Designation / popular tradition | image | Location |
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Tauberbischofsheim I-III | approx. 15./17. Century | Different traditions. | 49 ° 37 ′ 20 "N, 9 ° 40 ′ 25" E | |
Tauberbischofsheim IV | approx. 16./17. Century | "Richtplatzkreuz" (the former place of execution is nearby) | 49 ° 37 '24 "N, 9 ° 38' 59" E | |
Tauberbischofsheim V | approx. 16th century | 49 ° 37 ′ 48 "N, 9 ° 40 ′ 41" E | ||
Tauberbischofsheim VI | approx. 16./17. Century | 49 ° 37 ′ 19 ″ N, 9 ° 38 ′ 52 ″ E | ||
Tauberbischofsheim VII | approx. 16./17. Century | 49 ° 37 ′ 44 "N, 9 ° 37 ′ 33" E | ||
Tauberbischofsheim VIII | approx. 14./15. Century | 49 ° 38 ′ 34 "N, 9 ° 41 ′ 37" E | ||
Tauberbischofsheim IX | approx. 15./17. Century | Boys from Paimar killed each other there. | 49 ° 38 ′ 18 "N, 9 ° 42 ′ 34" E | |
Tauberbischofsheim X / Dienstadt district | approx. 16./17. J. | Atonement Cross III (Dienstadt): Human figure in the crossroads. Shell limestone. | 49 ° 38 ′ 42 "N, 9 ° 35 ′ 47" E | |
Tauberbischofsheim XI / Dittigheim district | Inscription "1491" | A Grünsfeld butter dealer was attacked and murdered by robbers. When the Wild Army moves through the Taubertal, you can hear it whimpering, howling and screaming at the Murder Cross. An Lord's Prayer offers protection from the ghost. | 49 ° 37 ′ 5 "N, 9 ° 42 ′ 2" E | |
Tauberbischofsheim XII / Dittwar district | 1644 | Atonement Cross I (Dittwar): "Swedes Cross" / inscription: "1644 IS HANS WEBER / SIMONS SON / THE COURT / OF THE SOLDIERS / WERE ROSED" / A Dittwar farmer plowed. Suddenly a Swedish troop of horsemen appeared at the edge of the forest. The farmer immediately unhitched his horses and rode off with them. When the Swedish horsemen reached him, they shot him. | 49 ° 35 ′ 30 "N, 9 ° 37 ′ 20" E | |
Tauberbischofsheim XIII / Dittwar district | 1607 | Atonement Cross II (Dittwar): "Hegeleinskreuz / Schwedenkreuz" / Inscription: "ZU GETECKNUS HANS / LANGENBERGER 1607 / ON THE STR / AS DAS LEBEN / GELASEN" / A Dittwar farmer was killed by the Swedes while plowing. | 49 ° 34 ′ 27 "N, 9 ° 36 ′ 42" E | |
Tauberbischofsheim XIV / Hochhausen district | approx. 14./15. Century | The broken arm of the cross is said to have been cut off by an injured farmer who injured his right arm. | 49 ° 39 ′ 50 "N, 9 ° 36 ′ 41" E | |
Tauberbischofsheim XV / Impfingen district | approx. 16./17. Century | Atonement Cross I (Impfingen): "Mordkreuz" refers to a murder. It is an atonement cross with a chiseled sword and a recessed diamond, the shaft and cross bar are beveled at the edges. | 49 ° 39 ′ 21 ″ N, 9 ° 41 ′ 46 ″ E | |
Tauberbischofsheim XVI / District Dienstadt | Atonement Cross I (Dienstadt): sandstone. Not listed in Losch (1981). | 49 ° 38 ′ 32 "N, 9 ° 35 ′ 44" E | ||
Tauberbischofsheim XVII / District Dienstadt | Atonement Cross II (Dienstadt): Limestone. Not listed in Losch (1981). | 49 ° 38 ′ 25 ″ N, 9 ° 36 ′ 6 ″ E | ||
Tauberbischofsheim XVIII / Impfingen district | 1598 | Atonement Cross II (Impfingen): Murder Cross, from 1598, referred to as the Mund'sches Kreuz. Background: A son of the Mund family was beaten to death three days before the Martini Festival. The Mund cross is reminiscent of an assassination attempt on Matthias Mund, a citizen of Impfingen. The killer's surname was carved out of the stone many years ago. Not listed in Losch (1981). | 49 ° 38 ′ 57 "N, 9 ° 40 ′ 20" E |
Weikersheim
Murder and atonement crosses in the area of the city of Weikersheim :
Map with all coordinates of the murder and atonement crosses in the district of the city of Weikersheim: OSM
designation | Dating | Designation / popular tradition | image | Location |
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Weikersheim I / Neubronn district | approx. 15./16. Century | "Schwedenkreuz" / Two men bet who could meet the other across the distance on the other side of the village. Both were fatally wounded and buried in the appropriate places. The second cross has disappeared. | ||
Weikersheim II / Laudenbach district | late medieval | Late medieval atonement cross. Not listed in Losch (1981). Rebuilt at the old location in 2020. |
Werbach
Murder and atonement crosses on the borough of Werbach :
Map with all coordinates of the murder and atonement crosses in the district of Werbach: OSM
designation | Dating | Designation / popular tradition | image | Location |
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Werbach I | approx. 15./16. Century | ![]() |
49 ° 39 '59 "N, 9 ° 38' 37" E | |
Werbach II | approx. 16./17. Century | Can no longer be found in 2019 | 49 ° 40 ′ 12 "N, 9 ° 38 ′ 26" E | |
Werbach III | approx. 15./16. Century | A murder is said to have happened here. | ![]() |
49 ° 40 ′ 9 ″ N, 9 ° 39 ′ 43 ″ E |
Werbach IV / Gamburg district | 1571 | "Schwedenkreuz" / inscription: "ANNO 1571 / DEN 12 IULII / IS AT DISE LOCAL MORDLICHE UMBEB / RACHT VO IRE DIESTKECHT BARBA / RA HASEN HERIGS SELIG WITFR / AU DARUB HABE IRE ERBE IE () H / HANS CU / TZ UD PET / ER () / (). " | ![]() |
49 ° 41 ′ 41 "N, 9 ° 35 ′ 54" E |
Werbach V / Gamburg district | approx. 15./16. Century | A shepherd is said to have been struck by lightning here. | ![]() |
49 ° 41 ′ 48 "N, 9 ° 35 ′ 56" E |
Werbach VI / Gamburg district | approx. 15./16. Century | Erected for one of the dead boys from the Reicholzheim district of Wertheim. | ![]() |
49 ° 41 ′ 43 "N, 9 ° 35 ′ 41" E |
Werbach VII / district of Werbachhausen | approx. 15./16. Century | Swedish Cross (Losch 1981) | ![]() |
49 ° 40 ′ 45 "N, 9 ° 40 ′ 58" E |
Werbach VIII / district of Werbachhausen | Inscription "1634" | Two farmers who came towards each other with their cart on the narrow path and did not want to evade each other, killed each other with a karst (vineyard hoe). | ![]() |
49 ° 40 ′ 44 "N, 9 ° 40 ′ 37" E |
Werbach IX / Werbachhausen district | Walled-in stone cross at the entrance to the church. Not listed in Losch (1981). | ![]() |
49 ° 40 ′ 46 "N, 9 ° 40 ′ 58" E |
Wertheim
Murder and Atonement Crosses in the district of Wertheim :
Map with all coordinates of the murder and atonement crosses in the district of the city of Wertheim: OSM
designation | Dating | Designation / popular tradition | image | Location |
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Wertheim I & II | approx. end of 15./16. Century (I) / approx. 16th century (II) | "Leinreiterskreuz" (I) / Various different traditions. Lapidary of the County Museum | ||
Wertheim III / hamlet Bronnbach | approx. end of 15th / beginning of 17th century | |||
Wertheim IV & V / Dörlesberg village | approx. 15th century (IV) / approx. 15th / early 16th century (V) | Extensive records in connection with other missing crosses. | ||
Wertheim VI / village of Höhefeld | End of 15./17. Century | Extensive records in connection with the crosses Wertheim IX to XXII. | 49 ° 42 ′ 37 "N, 9 ° 36 ′ 38" E | |
Wertheim VII & VIII / Lindelbach | approx. 15./16. Century (VII) / approx. 15th century (VIII) | Different traditions. | ||
Wertheim IX - XXII & Wertheim XXIII / locality Reicholzheim | 14th to 16th century | Stone cross nest near Reicholzheim . “Murder Crosses”, “Battle Crosses” / Various traditions. The stone crosses are built into a retaining wall. It is the largest known collection of stone crosses in southern Germany. | 49 ° 43 '25 "N, 9 ° 32' 26" E | |
Wertheim XXIV / village of Sonderriet | Inscriptions "1586" & "1838" |
Wittighausen
Murder and atonement crosses in the district of Wittighausen :
Map with all coordinates of the murder and atonement crosses in the district of Wittighausen: OSM
designation | Dating | Designation / popular tradition | image | Location |
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Wittighausen I / Oberwittighausen district | approx. 15./16. Century | ![]() |
49 ° 37 ′ 34 "N, 9 ° 50 ′ 56" E | |
Wittighausen II / Vilchband district | Inscription "1548" | "Schwedenkreuz" / Since the cross bears the inscription "HANS MARCKQVRT" next to the year, the name bearer is said to have been murdered here. | ![]() |
49 ° 35 ′ 30 "N, 9 ° 49 ′ 29" E |
Stone cross nests in the Main-Tauber district
If there are several crosses next to each other at a location, one speaks of a so-called stone cross nest . This can have various reasons. On the one hand, it can actually be the original location or an officially assigned location. On the other hand, due to the different ages of individual crosses, it can be assumed that they were implemented in the past, so that they were only later put together in a suitable place to form such nests. Since some of these facts have been forgotten, new legends have emerged in which several people now play a role, depending on the number of objects. The following stone cross nests are known in the Main-Tauber district:
number | Stone cross nest | Commune | Dating |
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14th | Stone cross nest near Reicholzheim | Wertheim | 14th to 16th century |
6th | Stone cross nest near Bad Mergentheim | Bad Mergentheim | 15th to 18th century |
3 | Stone cross nest near Bernsfelden | Igersheim | 15./16. Century |
Stone cross nest near Munster | Creglingen | 15./16. Century | |
Stone cross nest near Tauberbischofsheim | Tauberbischofsheim | 15./17. Century | |
2 | Stone cross nest near Dörlesberg | Wertheim | 15./16. Century |
Stone cross nest near Grünsfeld | Grünsfeld | 15./16. Century | |
Stone cross nest near Lindelbach | Wertheim | 15./16. Century | |
Stone cross nest near Wertheim | Wertheim | 15./16. Century |
See also
- List of cultural monuments in the Main-Tauber district
- List of crossroads in the Main-Tauber district
Web links
literature
- Bernhard Losch: Atonement and Remembrance. Stone crosses in Baden-Württemberg. Theiss, Stuttgart 1981, ISBN 3-8062-0754-2 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Bernhard Losch: Atonement and Remembrance. Stone crosses in Baden-Württemberg . Theiss, Stuttgart 1981.
- ↑ a b Steinere witnesses in the landscape - Franconian news. In: fnweb.de. Retrieved May 22, 2020 .
- ↑ locations. In: suehnekreuz.de. Retrieved May 23, 2020 .
- ↑ Reicholzheim. In: suehnekreuz.de. Retrieved May 21, 2020 .
- ↑ Book am Ahorn / OT by Ahorn. In: suehnekreuz.de. Retrieved May 21, 2020 .
- ↑ a b c d Bad Mergentheim. In: suehnekreuz.de. Retrieved May 21, 2020 .
- ^ Althausen / OT from Bad Mergentheim. In: suehnekreuz.de. Retrieved May 21, 2020 .
- ^ Herbsthausen / OT of Bad Mergentheim. In: suehnekreuz.de. Retrieved May 21, 2020 .
- ↑ A stone with a mysterious history. Online at www.fnweb.de. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
- ^ Oberschüpf / OT from Boxberg. In: suehnekreuz.de. Retrieved May 21, 2020 .
- ↑ Schwabhausen. In: suehnekreuz.de. Retrieved May 21, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Lichtel. In: suehnekreuz.de. Retrieved May 21, 2020 .
- ↑ Großrinderfeld. In: suehnekreuz.de. Retrieved May 21, 2020 .
- ↑ Grünsfeld. In: suehnekreuz.de. Retrieved May 21, 2020 .
- ^ Igersheim. In: suehnekreuz.de. Retrieved May 21, 2020 .
- ↑ Steinkreuz, ID 3108. In: suehnekreuz.de. Retrieved May 21, 2020 .
- ↑ Steinkreuz, ID 3109. In: suehnekreuz.de. Retrieved May 21, 2020 .
- ^ Igersheim. In: suehnekreuz.de. Retrieved May 21, 2020 .
- ↑ Steinkreuz, ID 3107. In: suehnekreuz.de. Retrieved May 21, 2020 .
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- ^ Dittigheim / OT von Tauberbischofsheim. In: suehnekreuz.de. Retrieved May 21, 2020 .
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