Fermersleben stone cross

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The stone cross Fermersleben was a stone cross in today Magdeburg belonging Fermersleben in Saxony-Anhalt .

The historical cross, possibly dating back to the Middle Ages , was located at the Fermersleber Friedhof, today's park north of the Fermersleben war memorial . It stood in the ditch on the west side of what is now Alt Fermersleben. Opposite was the former parish square. The location was thus north of the local area of ​​Fermersleben on the main road in the direction of Magdeburg.

The cross may have been erected as an atonement cross . It was designed as a Latin cross with parallel edges and made of sandstone . The size is unknown.

When the road was widened in 1920/21, the cross was possibly removed in the course of the construction of the tram route . Presumably it was destroyed. A photograph of the cross should be preserved.

literature

  • Walter Saal , stone crosses and cross stones in the Magdeburg district , publisher: State Museum for Prehistory Halle (Saale) 1987, ISBN 3-910010-00-8 , page 15.

Coordinates: 52 ° 5 ′ 34.9 ″  N , 11 ° 39 ′ 15.9 ″  E