Sauer Cross
The Sauer-Kreuz is a stone field cross on the Staufen mountain in the Taunus low mountain range . It stands near Eppstein , in the area of the city of Kelkheim (Taunus) . The hall cross is associated with a probably legendary attack by the robber Schinderhannes (1779–1803).
location
The floor cross stands on the southern slope of the Staufen on the way from Eppstein to Gimbacher Hof in Kelkheim, which the official messenger used to go in the direction of the Höchst office (so-called official messenger path).
description
The floor cross consists of a crucifix on a base made of imitation quarry stones with the inscription: "Donated by Johan Sauer and his wife [sic] in 1814. Renewed by his son Peter and his wife in 1884."
history
The floor cross was probably made of wood in 1814 by the Eppstein messenger and master carpenter Johann Sauer. In 1884 it was renovated in stone by his son Peter. During the Second World War, the crucifix to the explosion a stray Flakgranate by falling book branches have been smashed. Presumably in 1950 the crucifix was renewed by Heinrich Sauer (1893-1959), the great-grandson of the Flurkreuz founder and president of the State Labor Office of Hesse. In 1951 he wrote: “Only the base was preserved. I had the stone cross renewed and designed according to today's architecture. ”In 1990 hurricane Wiebke damaged the floor cross.
Schinderhannes raid
The reason for the establishment is said to have been the alleged attack by Schinderhannes on Sauer on a January day in 1801. Schinderhannes wanted to steal a profile from himself. The robber is said to have knocked down the messenger and passed out. Sauer did not freeze to death because of a miracle and dragged himself to Eppstein with the last of his strength the next morning. The legend, which emerged late, was promoted by a small article by the teacher Julius Brumm from Eppstein ( pseudonym JB-E.) In the magazine Nassovia from 1901. The author cited an alleged testimony of the Schinderhannes before the Mainz court: “I have in Life never killed a person; only in Staufen near Eppstein did I knock a messenger to the ground so that he lay there motionless, I don't know whether he is still alive or dead. ”Brumm did not give the source from which he apparently quoted. The source of the attack is unproven and its cause (profile) is unlikely. Presumably the cross was erected out of piety.
source
- Gunther Krauskopf: The Sauer-Kreuz am Staufen: A contribution to the Schinderhannes legend . In: District committee of the Main-Taunus-Kreis (ed.): Between Main and Taunus: Yearbook of the Main-Taunus-Kreis 1994 . 1993, p. 37-41 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Home calendar for the Main Taunus district 1951, quoted from KRAUSKOPF 1994 (see source).
Coordinates: 50 ° 8 ′ 9.2 " N , 8 ° 24 ′ 52.7" E