Kreuz für Anton Graentzhausen, Rheinallee Remagen, Germany
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argus1972
N 50° 34.039 E 007° 16.251
32U E 377544 N 5603138
A grave cross for Anton Graentzhausen who drowned in the river Rhine on Jan. 9. 1759.
Waymark Code: WMT250
Location: Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Date Posted: 09/12/2016
Views: 13
Inscription:
AO 1759
Den 9. Jan ist allhier ertruncken der ehrsamer junger Gesell Anton Graentzhausen geburdig von Valler im 27. Jahr seines Alters.
(AD 1759
On 9. of Jan. the respectable young man Anton Graentzhausen, born in Valler, drowned here at the age of 27.)
The cross is located on Rheinallee in Remagen-Kripp on its authentic location. Besides there stands a board which shows the inscription, though it is still well readable on the cross itself.
Type of Death Listed: Accident
Website (if available): Not listed
Cause of death inscription on headstone: Not listed
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