Croix de Saint-Vit

Croix de Saint-Vit is a wayside cross in Saverne, Bas-Rhin, Grand Est. Croix de Saint-Vit is situated nearby to the cave Grotte Saint-Vit de Saverne, as well as near the ruins La Grotte Saint-Vit.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Grotte Saint-Vit de Saverne and Château de Hohbarr.

Grotte Saint-Vit de Saverne

Cave

Photo: Ralph Hammann, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Grotte Saint-Vit de Saverne is a cave.

The Château de Hohbarr is a medieval castle, first built in 1100, above the city of Saverne in what is now the French département of Bas-Rhin. It was built on sandstone rock 460m above the valley of Zorn and the plain of Alsace. Château de Hohbarr is situated 1¼ km southeast of Croix de Saint-Vit.

Château de Greifenstein

Castle

Photo: Dsch67, CC BY-SA 2.5.

The Château de Greifenstein is a ruined castle in the commune of Saverne in the Bas-Rhin département of France. Property of the state, it has been listed since 1898 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture. Château de Greifenstein is situated 1 km northeast of Croix de Saint-Vit.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saverne and Ottersthal.

Saverne

Town

Photo: Edelseider, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Saverne is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is situated on the Rhine-Marne canal at the foot of a pass over the Vosges Mountains, and 45 km northwest of Strasbourg. Saverne is situated 3 km northeast of Croix de Saint-Vit.

Ottersthal

Village

Photo: Didivo67, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ottersthal is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Ottersthal is situated 3½ km northeast of Croix de Saint-Vit.

Eckartswiller

Village

Photo: Laurent Jerry, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Eckartswiller is a commune, in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Eckartswiller is situated 5 km northeast of Croix de Saint-Vit.

Croix de Saint-Vit

Type: Wayside cross
Category: historic site
Location: Saverne, Arrondissement of Saverne, Bas-Rhin, Grand Est, France, Europe
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Latitude

48.72938° or 48° 43′ 46″ north

Longitude

7.32325° or 7° 19′ 24″ east

Open location code

8FW9P8HF+Q7

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1431807150

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=wayside_cross

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include La Grotte Saint-Vit and Schlosserhoehe.

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