Stone cross Metzgerla
The Metzgerla stone cross is a historic stone cross near Weiherhaus , a part of the market town of Feucht in the Middle Franconian district of Nürnberger Land in Bavaria .
location
The stone cross is located west of a forest road between Altenthann and Weiherhaus, somewhat hidden in the forest.
description
The atonement cross in Latin form made of sandstone is about 120 cm high, 80 cm wide and 30 cm deep. The edges are chipped off on the head and arms. The headboard bears the inscription 16 JS 72 in a framed field on the crossbar . A broad Latin cross has recently been carved into the front . The back has several circular cells and grinding grooves.
History and legend
The relic is from 1672 and was designated as an architectural monument by the Bavarian State Office for the Preservation of Monuments (D-5-74-123-49). It is said of him that two butcher boys got into an argument here and one killed the other. Hence the name, the "Metzgerla" (Franconian for butcher). However, this legend also bears a strong resemblance to the documented news of the nearby “Little Red Fairy” at the Cold Fountain . The slain from the Cold Fountain was called Christof Stoll, hence the initials J or C and S on the headboard. The year is 1672, but it would have to have been changed afterwards and earlier it was 1527.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ BayernAtlas, location of the stone cross (accessed on October 13, 2017)
- ↑ Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation, Architectural Monuments in Feucht (accessed on October 13, 2017)
- ↑ Wittmann, Leonhard - Flurdenkmale des Stadt- und Landkreis Nürnberg, in: Das Steinkreuz, 19th year 1963, issue 1/2, p. 92, no. 155
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Coordinates: 49 ° 22 ′ 43.79 " N , 11 ° 16 ′ 57.14" E