Schifferkreuz Bad Honnef, NRW, Germany
Posted by: argus1972
N 50° 38.565 E 007° 13.055
32U E 373974 N 5611614
Old cross of 1683 at the Rhine promenade in Bad Honnef
Waymark Code: WMYE6V
Location: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Date Posted: 06/04/2018
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The "Schifferkreuz" stands at the corner of the streets "Untere Steinstraße/Rheinpromenade". The approx. 1. 30m high cross consists of Eifel lava stone. It has an ogival niche and bears an inscription and two coats of arms. It was built in 1683 by Lorenz Koch and is part of the "List of monuments in Bad Honnef".
Inscription:
1683Lorens Kochhat disChreuzlasen aufri=chten
(1683 Lorens Koch had this cross put up)