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Baden-Württemberg

Tübingen District

Landkreis Tübingen
Kusterdingen

Stone cross (atonement cross) in the forest

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Kusterdingen

Stone cross (atonement cross) in the forest

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Stone cross (atonement cross) in the forest

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  • Location: Kusterdingen, Landkreis Tübingen, Tübingen District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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    February 12, 2023

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    Until around 1600, in cases of homicide or manslaughter, a penance cross had to be erected at the scene of the crime in addition to the punishment.
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    April 19, 2026

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    Penance cross from the 17th century, restored in 1978, made of Stubensandstein, whereby both arms were previously broken off and found lying on the ground. In the Wankheim death book there is an entry that on June 20, 1671, Baron Moritz Friedrich von Closen was shot dead by the young Baron von Hohenfeld (from behind, but without intent), which is why this penance cross was erected.
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    September 11, 2020

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    History: The information board at the stone cross reads:
    Until around 1600, in cases of manslaughter or negligent homicide, the perpetrator had to erect a penance cross at the scene …
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    Location: Kusterdingen, Landkreis Tübingen, Tübingen District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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