Moierkreuz

Moierkreuz is a wayside cross in Eichstätt, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria. Moierkreuz is situated nearby to the church Hl. Kreuz, as well as near the village Wintershof.

Photo: WaldiWuff, CC0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jura Museum and Thingstätte Eichstätt.

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 1½ km south of Moierkreuz.

Thingstätte Eichstätt

Grassland

Thingstätte Eichstätt

Photo: WaldiWuff, CC0.

Thingstätte Eichstätt is a grassland, which is situated 1¼ km southwest of Moierkreuz.

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 1½ km south of Moierkreuz.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wintershof and Marienstein.

Wintershof

Village

Photo: Rensi, Public domain.

Wintershof is a village.

Marienstein

Village

Photo: Rensi, CC0.

Marienstein is a village.

Blumenberg

Village

Photo: Rensi, CC0.

Blumenberg is a village.

Moierkreuz

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

48.90922° or 48° 54′ 33″ north

Longitude

11.17375° or 11° 10′ 26″ east

Inception

1850—1899

Open location code

8FWHW55F+MG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1861911230

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=wayside_cross

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

“Moierkreuz” goes by many names.

German: “Moierkreuz”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hl. Kreuz and Vogelbauernkreuz.

Nearby Places

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