Hohes Kreuz

Hohes Kreuz is a wayside cross in Eichstätt, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria. Hohes Kreuz is situated near the grassland Thingstätte Eichstätt, as well as near Schützenhaus Eichstätt.

Photo: Rensi, Public domain.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Thingstätte Eichstätt and Jura Museum.

Thingstätte Eichstätt

Grassland

Thingstätte Eichstätt

Photo: WaldiWuff, CC0.

Thingstätte Eichstätt is a grassland.

Jura Museum

Museum

The Jura Museum, a museum located in Willibaldsburg castle in the town of Eichstätt, Germany, is a natural history museum that has an extensive exhibit of Jurassic fossils from the quarries of Solnhofen and surroundings, including marine reptiles, pterosaurs, and one specimen of the early bird Archaeopteryx. Jura Museum is situated 1 km southeast of Hohes Kreuz.

Willibaldsburg

Castle

Photo: Joe MiGo, CC0.

The Willibaldsburg is a spur castle, built around the year 1353, in Eichstätt in Upper Bavaria. Until the middle of the 18th century, it was the representative castle and seat of Eichstätt's prince-bishops. Willibaldsburg is situated 1 km southeast of Hohes Kreuz.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Blumenberg and Marienstein.

Blumenberg

Village

Photo: Rensi, CC0.

Blumenberg is a village.

Marienstein

Village

Photo: Rensi, CC0.

Marienstein is a village.

Wintershof

Village

Photo: Rensi, Public domain.

Wintershof is a village.

Hohes Kreuz

Type: Wayside cross
Categories: cultural heritage ensemble and historic site
Location: Eichstätt, Eichstätt, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

48.90289° or 48° 54′ 10″ north

Longitude

11.16103° or 11° 9′ 40″ east

Open location code

8FWHW536+5C

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1643527372

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=wayside_cross

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

“Hohes Kreuz” goes by many names.

German: “Hohes Kreuz”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Schützenhaus Eichstätt and Städtischer Bauhof Eichstätt.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Sender Schönblick and Wellnesshotel Schönblick.

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Worth a closer look: Munich and Ingolstadt.

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