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Pferdsgalgen Cross

North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Rhein-Sieg-Kreis

Bad Honnef

Pferdsgalgen Cross

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Pferdsgalgen Cross

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Location: Bad Honnef, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Ralf

July 17, 2017

Hiking

The horse gallows cross is a commemorative cross, which reminds of a Swedish soldier on the trunk of an imposing beech since the year 1631, which is said to have …

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JakobusPilger

October 16, 2021

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“Each of these crosses can tell its own story and what motivated people to erect“ their ”cross at this point. (...) These crossroads were erected as visible signs and attract …

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42x7

October 16, 2017

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The cross hangs from a mighty, old beech just off the main path. The other route, which is still drawn in the maps, is no longer farmed. At first I ran past it, although I was looking for it. Cross and path are from the main path, just coming from the east, really almost impossible to see! Look for an old beech tree and some holly trees about 20 to 30 meters away.

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Elevation 330 m

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Location: Bad Honnef, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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