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Herzogskreuz (Stone Cross, 1772) in Offenbacher Forest, Dossenheim

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Herzogskreuz (Stone Cross, 1772) in Offenbacher Forest, Dossenheim

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Herzogskreuz (Stone Cross, 1772) in Offenbacher Forest, Dossenheim

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  • Location: Oftersheim, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Karlsruhe District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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    March 22, 2020

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    Sometimes quite interesting, what kind of stories are hidden behind these atonement crosses. The cross here is called the Duke's Cross, it is believed that the origin was a murder committed nearby and / or that it once adorned the grave of a duke. The inscription on the cross, however, comes from the later use as a boundary stone.
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    May 21, 2023

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    An old, relatively simple sandstone cross can be found here.
    When the municipal forest of Oftersheim was separated from the electoral forest area "Schwetzinger Hardt" in 1702, the cross was included in the extensive forest petrification and was retained as a boundary stone when the border was completed in 1778. The inscription thus refers "to the ownership structure and the marking of the forest". It contains "only the history of the cross as a boundary stone".
    There are other legends surrounding the name - more on that on the source page:
    suehnekreuz.de/bw/oftersheim.htm
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    October 23, 2021

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    “Each of these crosses can tell its own story and what prompted people to erect “their” cross at this point. (...) These wayside crosses were erected as visible signs and …
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    Location: Oftersheim, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Karlsruhe District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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