Cross on Skalka hill - Small Carpathians, Slovakia
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Rikitan
N 48° 25.350 E 017° 20.598
33U E 673361 N 5365913
Red wooden simple cross almost on the top of Skalka hill, Small Carpathian mountains, Slovakia.
Waymark Code: WMAMKR
Location: Bratislavský kraj, Slovakia
Date Posted: 01/30/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Black Dog Trackers
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This cross commemorates lives of 2 young civil boys, shot by german soldiers at the end of WWII. It's made of wood, painted red. Located on the top of small hill, the place where they died.

Oh lord, bless their souls!




Jednoduchy cerveny dreveny kriz na vrchu Skalka v Malych Karpatoch - pripomina dvoch mladych chlapcov, ktorych zastrelili Nemci na konci druhej svetovej vojny.

Pribeh prerozprávaný pánom Vladimírom Schwandtnerom, kronikárom z Castej:

„Kríz na Skalke je na pamiatku chlapcov, ktorí zomreli na konci II. svetovej vojny. Nemali ešte ani 18 rokov.
Obyvatelia Castej sa báli prechodu frontu, tak sa isli schovat do lesa. Na tom kopci rástli a aj rastú cucoriedky a bolo tam málo porastu. Naproti nemu je druhý kopec a tam mal Nemci vojenskú pozorovatelnu, kde vojaci držali stráz.
Chlapci boli zvedaví a vysli z lesa na tú cistinku, pozriet sa na dianie dolu na ceste. Nemci ich z náprotivného kopca videli a asi si mysleli, že sú partizáni, tak ich gulometom postrielali.
Ich fotografie sú na pamatníku pred castovským kostolom“

 Svetlo vecne nech im svieti!

Thanks to TTturista for this story!


Type of cross: Latin cross

Material used: Wood

Characteristics of this cross:
Simple commemorative cross made of wood.

Describe the location:
Top of the hill called Skalka in Small Carpathian mountains.

Is this cross commemorative ?: Yes

Year of manufacture: Not listed
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