Messerkerl
Messerkerl is a memorial in Altenbeken, Paderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia. Messerkerl is situated nearby to the peak Spellerberg, as well as near Schneeberg.Photo: Tsungam, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Steinbeke and Silberbach.
Steinbeke
Spring
Photo: Tsungam, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Steinbeke is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is 8.6 km long and flows into the Lippe as a left tributary in Bad Lippspringe. Steinbeke is situated 1½ km west of Messerkerl.
Silberbach
Spring
Photo: Tolanor, Public domain.
Silberbach is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Heubach near Horn-Bad Meinberg. Silberbach is situated 2 km northeast of Messerkerl.
Ochsenberg
Protected area
Photo: Tsungam, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ochsenberg is a protected area, which is situated 2 km south of Messerkerl.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Veldrom/Feldrom/Kempen and Schlangen.
Veldrom/Feldrom/Kempen
Village
Photo: Bielibob, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Veldrom/Feldrom/Kempen is a village, which is situated 3 km northeast of Messerkerl.
Schlangen
Village
Photo: Marcus 1969, CC BY 3.0.
Schlangen is a municipality in the Lippe district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Schlangen has about 9,000 inhabitants as of 2013 and enjoys relative prosperity. Schlangen is situated 5 km west of Messerkerl.
Messerkerl
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “1752 DEM 18 SEPTEMBER IST ALLHIR ERBÖRMLIG UM SEIN LEBEN GEKAMEN ALBET MEYER VON VOLTLAGEN BETTE VOR SEINE SEL UNT VOR ALLE REISENT EIN VATTERUNSER UNT AFE MARIA”
- Categories: wayside cross and historic site
- Location: Altenbeken, Paderborn, Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
51.80287° or 51° 48′ 10″ northLongitude
8.91849° or 8° 55′ 7″ eastOpen location code
9F3CRW39+49OpenStreetMap ID
node 281115853OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q1924161
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In Other Languages
“Messerkerl” goes by many names.
- German: “Messerkerl”
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