List of crosses and wayside shrines in Aachen-Haaren

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The list of wayside crosses and wayside shrines in Aachen-Haaren lists the field crosses, wayside crosses and wayside shrines with their respective personal history - as far as known - in the Haaren district without claiming to be exhaustive.

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Location Dating Description / inscription image
Akazienstrasse
( location )
2015 Replica of the former Haaren Cross on the Haarberg, which was destroyed in 1944, on a scale of 1:10 by Franz Josef Heuser and Wilfried Koerens. In the upper niches there are scenes from the life and suffering of Christ: birth, crucifixion, resurrection and ascension. The lower niches show the four parish patrons St. Germanus, St. Hubert, St. Elisabeth and St. Martin. WK Akazienstraße, Aachen-Haaren.jpg
Endstraße,
district Verlautenheide
( location )
unknown Basalt cross with a small metal body. High stone base with a small carved cross Wegekreuz Endstrasse JPG
Fire station
( location )
unknown Large stone cross in baroque style with rounded corners and a large body; high multi-tiered base. Former cemetery cross, no inscription. WK fire station, Haaren.JPG
Haarberg
( location )
1972 Haarener Cross; Haarberg Cross. Original cross from 1891 as a 14-meter-high stone cross donated by Johann Georg Gilliam from Haaren and designed by the architect Heinrich van Kann . Completely destroyed by World War II in October 1944; Replaced in 1947 by a wooden cross and in 1972 by today's steel cross. Haarener Kreuz.JPG
Heider-Hof-Weg,
Verlautenheide district
( location )
unknown Stone cross with a small dark corpus on an altar-like base, Pax sign at the foot of the main plinth WK Heider-Hof-Weg, Aachen-Verlautenheide.jpg
Kahlgrachtstraße,
Verlautenheide district
( location )
unknown Wooden cross with a small body and gable roof Crossroads Kahlgrachtstr.jpg
Würseler Strasse
( location )
unknown Stone cross without body on an altar-like substructure. Inscription: “In this we have recognized love. That he gave his life for us. Joh. 3.16 " WK Würselener Strasse, Aachen-Haaren.jpg

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