Stone cross at Seiboldsmühle

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Stone cross at Seiboldsmühle

The stone cross near Seiboldsmühle is a historic stone cross east of Seiboldsmühle , a district of the Middle Franconian town of Heideck in the Roth district ( Bavaria ).

location

The small monument stands on the eastern outskirts of Seiboldsmühle on the edge of the forest in the outlet of Oberrödeler Straße , but already in the municipality of the town of Hilpoltstein .

description

Location

The massive stone cross is made of quartz sandstone , has moderate signs of weathering and the dimensions 130 × 90 × 35 cm. There are armrests on both sides under the cross beam. In the area of ​​the intersection, some grooves and the relief of a vessel figure can be seen. Letters can be read in the upper area of ​​the stone cross.

history

The stone cross is probably medieval . It is a typical atonement cross . The existing incisions may bring to the profession of the victim in connection, perhaps a Hafner (pottery) or a miller from the neighboring spruce mill .

Historical background from 1485 can be found in the Heideck city court book:

Haintz Seubat von Tiefenbach, committed the manslaughter of Gilgen Reichel from Heideck out of error and discord. The jury and jury issued the following sentence: "A pilgrimage to Rome, another to Aachen, three masses read and five pounds of wax pretended, a staynes cross syben put Schuch ob earth and three under it". In addition, Seubat had to pay 30 guilders from the Rhineland to the heirs of the murdered man, payable at five guilders each year on the day of St. Pauli conversion (January 25). Six named citizens had to take responsibility for this if necessary.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Location of the small monument in the BayernAtlas, accessed on April 4, 2020
  2. ↑ suehnekreuz.de, Seiboldsmühle, accessed on April 4, 2020
  3. ^ Roth district: Small monuments in the Roth district. Treasures of our hallways. Field crosses, boundary stones, wayside shrines, expiation crosses and much more, Roth 2016, ISBN 978-3-9815571-3-8 , p. 222
  4. ↑ Historical map, 19th century in the BayernAtlas, accessed on April 4, 2020
  5. ↑ Report in the local press, Ernst Wurdak stone crosses announce murder and manslaughter, 2014

Web links

Commons : Steinkreuz in Seiboldsmühle  - Collection of images, videos and audio files


Coordinates: 49 ° 8 ′ 39.3 "  N , 11 ° 9 ′ 29.6"  E