"Unglückskreuz" Bornheim-Uedorf, NRW, Germany
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argus1972
N 50° 46.675 E 007° 01.110
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A cross to the memory of a deadly car accident.
Waymark Code: WMVGDR
Location: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Date Posted: 04/16/2017
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On the 11th of June, 1934 two people died in a heavy accident on the Autobahn near Uedorf. It was the first death on a German Autobahn.
A local family from Uedorf who owned the surrounding area had the cross put up about one year after the accident.
Inscription:
Im grohsen Garten der Natur
Siest du den grohsen Gottes Spur
Doch willst du sie am grohsten sehn
So bleib vor einem Kreuze stehn!
Errichtet von Familie Toni Schmitz
Uedorf, 10. Juli 1935
Type of cross: Latin cross
Material used: Stone (granite, sandstone, marble, ...)
Characteristics of this cross:
Three bases, two with inscription. About 2.50 m high.
The cross was restored after being damaged by another accident.
Describe the location:
In a precipitous embankment in a country road near an underpass of A555.
Year of manufacture: 07/10/1935
Is this cross commemorative ?: Yes
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