Parish cross in Burk
The parish cross in Burk is a historic stone cross in the Central Franconian municipality of Burk in the Ansbach district in Bavaria . It is also known locally as Steinschräuflein .
location
The stone cross is located on the southern exit of Burk on Dinkelsbühler Straße (State Road St2220).
description
The cross is a so-called atonement cross . The slender sandstone cross has the shape of a Latin cross and is approximately 135 cm × 86 cm × 25 cm in size. It stands in a green area on a stone base. The cross is well preserved, has weather- related depressions (so-called crumbling holes ) and is slightly mossy (as of December 2018). The edges of the arms are beveled. In the intersection area there is a relief that is difficult to interpret . The stone cross, which was created in the 16th century, has been designated as an architectural monument by the Bavarian State Office for the Preservation of Monuments (D-5-71-128-4).
According to tradition, the last Roman Catholic parish priest Hieronymus Güttinger died in 1552 after being mistreated by soldiers. The stone cross that was erected reminds us of the scene of the crime.
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.suehnekreuz.de, Steinkreuz Burk IV (accessed on December 22, 2018)
- ^ Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation, architectural monuments in Burk (accessed on December 22, 2018)
- ^ Evangelical Lutheran. Parish Burk, Church History (accessed December 22, 2018)
- ↑ Gustav Braun, Pastor in Burk, Verlag von Fr. Seybold's Buchhandlung: Ansbach 1912 (accessed on December 22, 2018)
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Coordinates: 49 ° 7 ′ 44.8 " N , 10 ° 28 ′ 40.33" E