List of crossroads and wayside shrines in Aachen-Mitte
The list of wayside crosses and wayside shrines in Aachen-Mitte lists the field crosses, wayside crosses and wayside shrines with their respective personal history - as far as known - in the Aachen-Mitte district without claiming to be exhaustive.
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Altstraße, district Aachen-Forst ( location ) |
1863 | Cholera cross with body, metal on a stone foundation; Memory of the Aachen cholera epidemics in Aachen and Burtscheid in 1831/32, 1849 and 1866, donated by the August Sträter family |
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Eberburgweg ( location ) |
unknown | Stone cross with corpus on a high base in private property. Former cemetery cross |
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Eselsweg, district Lintert ( location ) |
2008 | Stone cross as a court cross , donated by Hildegard and Willy Plum; Blackboard inscription: “Show us the way that will bring us to our goal. 2008. Hildegard & Willy Plum " |
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Eupener Strasse ( location ) |
19th century | Memorial cross , granite, inscription: “On July 4, 1859, Kaspar Josef Bosch died here at the age of 39. Pray for the soul. " |
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Eupener Strasse, corner of Heidweg ( location ) |
unknown | Ornate metal cross with a curved roof arch, set up in a wrought iron fence |
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Grauenhofer Weg, Hitfeld district ( location ) |
unknown | Basalt cross , in the center gold-colored applied the symbol heart with anchor and cross for "Faith - Love - Hope" |
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Hasselholzerweg ( location ) |
unknown | Metal cross on a stone base with a small body; Inscription: "Your death is our life." |
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Hitfelder Straße, Hitfeld district ( location ) |
unknown | Richly decorated metal cross on a stone base with a small body. Inscription: “O all of you who pass by: Pay attention on the road and see whether a pain is equal to my pain. (Klgl 1,12) “- sixth pain of the seven sorrows of Mary |
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Hörnhang, district Hörn ( location ) |
unknown | Wayside shrine with a brick gable roof with the figure of St. Sebastian, the parish patron of St. Sebastian on the Horn. |
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Im Brockenfeld, corner of Maria-Theresia-Allee ( location ) |
unknown | Dark wooden cross with a large body |
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Jakobsplatz ( location ) |
1893 |
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Karlshöher Hochweg, Aachen Forest ( location ) |
unknown | Heavily weathered basalt cross with applied horseshoe motif at the intersection |
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Karlshöher Talweg, Preusweg car park, Aachener Wald ( location ) |
unknown |
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Körnerstraße, corner of Lütticher Straße ( location ) |
17th century | Mordkreuz , not on the original site, was moved to the wall of the Jewish cemetery when the road was expanded . Inscription currently illegible, according to the tradition of the Aachen History Association (German translation): “Pray to God for the soul of the honorable Mr. David Henri Legrand, who was murdered here in 1679 on October 29th. May he rest in peace, Amen. " |
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Krämerstrasse am Granusturm ( location ) |
Original 1754; Duplicate, 20th century |
The originally baroque cross was donated by the mayor's servant Johannes Janssen († 1780) and had to be exchanged for a younger cross in the Gothic style. |
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Kreuzerdriesch, Hitfeld district ( location ) |
unknown | Small wooden cross with body and gable roof; attached to the tree |
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Kreuzerdriesch, Hitfeld district ( location ) |
unknown | Basalt cross, inscription illegible |
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Kronenberg, corner of Gemmenicher Weg, district Hanbruch ( location ) |
unknown | Metal cross on a round red metal base with a red body |
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Lindenplatz ( location ) |
unknown | Large station cross on a raised stone base with a life-size body; to the side figures of Mary and Joseph on a small stone base. The whole arrangement on a wide granite base as well as with a rear wall and curved roof porch also made of stone. Crucifixion group for protection against vandalism under glass. |
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Lintertweg, district Lintert ( location ) |
1977 | Wooden pilgrim cross with a small body in front of the St. Joseph Chapel. Inscription: “MCMLXXXVII In memory of the pilgrims of the parish St. Katharina zu Aachen to the grave of St. Matthias in Trier. 1977 " |
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Moresneter Weg, corner of Karlshöher Hochweg, Aachener Wald ( location ) |
unknown |
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Moresneter Weg, north of the Siegfried Line , Aachen Forest ( location ) |
1958 |
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Moresneter Weg, Westwall, Aachen Forest ( location ) |
2015 |
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Moresneter Weg, Belgian border , Aachen forest ( location ) |
1969 |
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Muffeter Weg ( location ) |
unknown | Gothic stone column made of bricks with built-in cross niche |
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North of the Brückchenweg car park, Aachen Forest , ( location ) |
unknown | Stone Murder Cross with Engraving; According to popular tradition, Laura Klinkenberg fell victim to an emergency breeding crime. However, 22 years later, her killer confessed to the act as robbery in a Dutch prison. Inscription: "Pray for the soul of Laura Klinkenberg from Walhorn, 16 years old who was found murdered here on May 14th, 2008" |
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Pommerotterweg, corner of Eupener Straße ( location ) |
unknown | Wooden cross with a gable roof. Inscription: "Jesus lives." |
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Revierweg, near "Seven Ways", Aachen Forest , ( location ) |
unknown | Murder cross , stone with engraving: Inscription: “My Jesus Mercy - Pray for the soul of Johann Greber who was murdered here. Born November 4, 1882, died April 21, 1922 " |
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Ronheider Berg, corner of Lütticher Straße ( location ) |
unknown | Slim metal cross without body |
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I. Rote-Haag-Weg ( location ) |
unknown | Wooden cross with body and gable roof |
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Seal, forest behind the forester's house ( location ) |
unknown | Wooden cross without body with gable roof |
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Trierer Strasse ( location ) |
unknown | Narrow, dark metal cross with a white body on a stone base. Inscription: "JHS" |
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Weißhausstraße, corner of Eupener Straße ( location ) |
unknown | Wooden cross with body and gable roof |
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Wirichsbongardstrasse ( location ) |
1989 | Crucifixion group Henger Herrjotts Fott . Reproduction by Bonifatius Stirnberg of a first version from 1897, removed in 1941, which in turn replaced an old mission cross from 1792. |
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Zeise 1 district of Burtscheid ( location ) |
unknown | Memorial cross made of a wooden cross with a gable roof on a rectangular granite base. Life-size brown glazed body. Inscription: “Lord we remember all dead, especially our bomb victims 1939-1945; BGV 1876 " |
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Web links
Commons : Wayside crosses in Aachen - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Crosses - hallmarks of a traditional Catholic landscape , online contribution by the Aachen History Association
- God will find along the way in. Kirchenzeitung No 13/2020 of 24 March 2020
- Map of the way crosses Horbach / Hörn / Laurensberg / Richterich , selection on cross-chaching from St. Peter