Stone cross in the Hirtenbachtal

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Stone cross in the Hirtenbachtal

The stone cross in the Hirtenbachtal is a historical stone cross near Ebersbach , a district of the town of Abenberg in the Middle Franconian district of Roth in Bavaria .

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The atonement cross is about 900 meters northeast of Ebersbach. It is there at the edge of the forest in the Hirtenbachtal on a hiking trail marked with a blue line ( Bar-blue.png) and blue cross ( Kreuz-Blau.png). The small monument is made of sandstone, is slightly weathered and has the dimensions 140 × 132 × 40 cm. The cross is also locally called Landsknecht or Landsknechtkreuz . It is a simple stone cross in Latin form . The cross and head bars are subsequently attached to a new, significantly smaller shaft (68 × 40 × 25). The joint between the shaft and the crossbeam shows traces of mortar . A heart is notched into the head beam, which is probably not historical and a reference to a couple of lovers of our time. Next to the small monument there is a seating group with a table and benches.

The original cross probably dates from the 17th century. Today's cross was restored in 1965 by the local construction company Hans & Nagel. The cross is not shown on old maps, but the surrounding area is called Der Landsknecht .

Say

In the Hirtenbachtal in the direction of Mildacher Steig, the two drunken Abenberger Landsknechte Büttel and Flurer are said to have killed themselves in a dispute over stolen money and jewelry during the Thirty Years' War .

Web links

Commons : Stone cross in the Hirtenbachtal near Ebersbach  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ www.suehnekreuz.de, Ebersbach II , accessed on May 23, 2020
  2. ↑ Historical map. In: BayernAtlas . Retrieved May 23, 2020 .
  3. ^ Roth district: Small monuments in the Roth district. Treasures of our hallways. Field crosses, boundary stones, wayside shrines, atonement crosses and much more . Roth 2016, ISBN 978-3-9815571-3-8 , p. 48.
  4. ↑ Irmgard Prommersberger, registration list for small monuments in the district of Roth treasures of our corridors , ISBN 978-3-9815571-3-8
  5. ↑ Willi Ulsamer (ed.): 100 Years of the Schwabach District (1862–1962). A home book. Schwabach 1964, DNB 984880232, p. 265.

Coordinates: 49 ° 15 '37.4 "  N , 10 ° 56' 17.3"  E