Stone cross nest near Reicholzheim

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The stone cross nest near Reicholzheim

The stone cross nest near Reicholzheim is the largest collection of stone crosses in southern Germany , with 14 stone crosses made of sandstone, which are embedded in a sandstone retaining wall. The stone cross nest is located on the old high path between Reicholzheim and Bronnbach . According to Fränkische Nachrichten , one of the largest stone cross nests in the world can be discovered in Reicholzheim.

presentation

Eight of the fourteen stone crosses are marked with different symbols. The following signs appear: swords, dagger knives, hammer, lily and a jug or a harbor. Next to the stone crosses is a wayside shrine from 1722, donated by Simon Werlein († 1730) from Wittighausen , who worked as a cook in Bronnbach Monastery, with his Bronnbacher wife Apollonia (born Kuhn 1675-1752) in honor of God is. Therefore, the following inscription is on the wayside shrine: "TO HONOR GOD AND MARIA, SIMON WERLEIN ABBEY COOK WITH APOLLONIA HAS HIS HOUSEWIFE PUT THIS PICTURE."

legend

Sign to the stone cross nest

The following legend has grown up around the stone cross nest : Nine to twelve young Höhefeld boys are said to have gone home with a beautiful girl from the church consecration in Waldenhausen. At Reicholzheim they got into an argument about the beautiful girl. All but one of the boys and the girl are said to have been killed during this argument. The one guy who survived is said to have run to the Gamburger Steige, where he killed himself. Below the stone cross nest there is another stone cross, up to which the blood of the dispute is said to have flowed. Slightly different from this, there are different versions of the saga, in which up to 14 boys are said to have killed each other in a dispute over a village beauty. The crosses are said to be haunted at night to this day, according to the legend The crosses above Reicholzheim .

Historical background

The stone cross nest in art

Historically, the stone crosses have been collected from different places and placed there. The stone crosses are mentioned for the first time in a village order from 1494, so that it can be assumed that a first collection of crosses was to be found there at this point in time. In general, the age of the stone crosses can be dated between the 14th and 16th centuries, a historical background as to why these stone crosses were settled there is not yet known. An adjacent field name "Streitacker" would be an indication of long-lasting property disputes, possibly connected with blood revenge, could form the real background.

See also

literature

  • Bernhard Losch: Reicholzheim (City of Wertheim) - Baden-Württemberg's largest stone cross nest . In: Stone Cross Research. Anthologies. - 19. 1992. Stuttgart. Pp. 41-44.
  • Friedrich Karl Azzola: The stone cross nest near Reicholzheim an der Tauber . In: Wertheim Yearbook - 1996. Wertheim. Pp. 25-48.

Web links

Commons : Steinkreuznest near Reicholzheim  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e Reicholzheim. In: www.suehnekreuz.de. Retrieved September 11, 2019 .
  2. locations. In: suehnekreuz.de. Retrieved May 23, 2020 .
  3. Stone witnesses in the landscape - Franconian news. In: fnweb.de. Retrieved May 22, 2020 .
  4. Family Book Reicholzheim: Simon Werlein +1730. In: www.online-ofb.de. Retrieved September 11, 2019 .
  5. Page: Badisches Sagenbuch II 638.jpg - Wikisource. In: de.wikisource.org. Retrieved May 22, 2020 .
  6. Page: Badisches Sagenbuch II 639.jpg - Wikisource. In: de.wikisource.org. Retrieved May 22, 2020 .

Coordinates: 49 ° 43 ′ 25 ″  N , 9 ° 32 ′ 26 ″  E