Votivkreuz
Votivkreuz stands beside the small gate in the old city wall, where the steep path leads towards the heath. Its weathered stone surface still carries a legible inscription after centuries of exposure.
Peter Kayl raised this votive cross in 1738 after his wife Anna died suddenly in May. The carving commemorates them both, while the place became a prompt for people climbing the hill to consider mortality and hope for salvation. A covered washtub once stood nearby, connecting this solemn landmark with the daily life of townspeople until 1906.
Some accounts wonder whether Anna died at this very spot, but the cross itself preserves a clearer story of grief, faith and remembrance. Look closely at the names cut into the stone, still visible after more than 250 years.
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