Wayside Cross - Kienberg, SO, Switzerland
Posted by: 
fi67
N 47° 27.265 E 007° 57.584
32T E 421586 N 5256188
A wayside cross in the north of Kienberg.
Waymark Code: WMR6Q0
Location: Solothurn, Switzerland
Date Posted: 05/18/2016
Views: 6
EN: This stone cross located in the north of Kienberg on the road to Wittnau.
The cross is about 2.5 meters high and has a bronze statue. The proportions are very unusual compared to other wayside crosses in the region, it is too short. It seems like a piece would be missing. It is also unusually far from the road and stands in the middle of a field.
DE: Dieses steinerne Wegkreuz befindet sich im Norden von Kienberg an der Strasse nach Wittnau.
Das Kreuz ist etwa 2.5 Meter hoch und hat eine Bronzestatue. Die Proportionen sind sehr ungewöhnlich: verglichen mit anderen Wegkreuzen in der Umgebung ist es zu kurz. Es scheint ein Stück zu fehlen. Ausserdem ist es ungewöhnlich weit von der Strasse entfernt und steht mitten in einem Acker.
Type of cross: Latin cross
Material used: Stone (granite, sandstone, marble, ...)
Characteristics of this cross:
Stone cross with a bronze statue, no inscriptions
Describe the location:
road from Kienberg to Wittnau
Is this cross commemorative ?: Don't know...
Year of manufacture: Not listed
|
Visit Instructions:
Post at least one photograph of this cross.
Recent Visits/Logs:
| There are no logs for this waymark yet. |
|
|
|