South Moravian Cross
The South Moravian Cross or South Moravian Cross is a memorial site on the summit of the Schweinbarther mountain at an altitude of 337 m above sea level. A. in the Lower Austrian Weinviertel . The cross is located in Kleinschweinbarth in the municipality of Drasenhofen . The memorial commemorates the German-speaking South Moravians who were expelled after the Second World War .
history
The seven meter high South Moravian Cross, made of concrete , was erected as the home cross of the South Moravians and Neubistritzers in December 1962. After the completion of the stairs and safety work against falls, the inauguration took place on July 7, 1963. At the same time, the first meeting of displaced South Moravians took place in Kleinschweinbarth.
The lighting of bonfires in the surrounding communities and the holding of a rally was banned on July 3 by the Federal Ministry of the Interior . This ban was justified by the fact that these program items could be perceived by Czechoslovakia as a provocation and could endanger international relations. In response to this ban, the Austrian Constitutional Court was approached, which ruled in favor of the organizers.
1964 unadorned was before Südmährerkreuz altar of travertine placed. The stone block was originally intended to be used for the construction of a festival hall in Nuremberg , but was sold as building material after the end of the Second World War.
On the occasion of the 8th meeting on June 7, 1970, in the presence of Lower Austrian Governor Siegfried Ludwig, the South Moravian Cross was raised to a memorial to all fallen and deceased South Moravians in place of the heroes' monument near Klentnitz that was blown up in 1945 . It held this function until the consecration of the South Moravian war memorial on June 1, 1975 . The crown of thorns made of copper, which the cross received for decoration, was consecrated in 1974.
The driving force behind the construction of the South Moravian Cross was Erwin Zajicek
location
It is close to the Austrian border and also allows a beautiful view of the neighboring Nikolsburg ( Mikulov ). On the small square below the cross at the war memorial of the South Moravians, consecrated in 1975, the Kreuzberg meeting with a commemorative mass is held annually.
Similar to the Holy Mountain near Nikolsburg, the area surrounding the monument also has its own vegetation. The endangered carnation species Moravian carnation (Dianthus moravicus) can be found here
literature
- Various articles in Der Südmährer - Mitteilungsblatt for the districts: Znaim, Nikolsburg, Zlabings and Neubistritz , published by the South Moravian Landscape Council in the Sudetendeutschen Landsmannschaft , Geislingen an der Steige from 1963
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Der Südmährer, August 1963, page 413
- ↑ Der Südmährer, May 1963, page 235
- ↑ Der Südmährer, February 1963, page 107
- ↑ Der Südmährer, August 1963, page 410
- ↑ http://www.ots.at/presseaussendung/OTS_19980609_OTS0136/35-jahre-kreuzbergtreffen
- ↑ Der Südmährer, August 1963, page 411
- ^ The South Moravian, February 1964
- ↑ Der Südmährer, May 1975, page 453
- ↑ Der Südmährer, August 1964, page 504
- ↑ Der Südmährer, May 1975, page 454
- ↑ Der Südmährer, July 1975, page 541
- ↑ Der Südmährer, May 1975, page 454
- ^ Erwin Zajicek in the South Moravia Wiki, accessed on June 23, 2010
- ↑ Endangered wild species ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed June 23, 2010.
Coordinates: 48 ° 45 ′ 44 ″ N , 16 ° 36 ′ 49 ″ E