Votivkreuz

Votivkreuz is a wayside cross in Hinzert-Pölert, Trier-Saarburg, Rhineland-Palatinate. Votivkreuz is situated nearby to the cemetery Hinzert concentration camp, as well as near the museum Dokumentationshaus Hinzert.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hinzert concentration camp and Dokumentationshaus Hinzert.

Hinzert concentration camp

Cemetery

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Hinzert was a concentration camp in Nazi Germany, in what is now Rhineland-Palatinate, 30 kilometres from the border with Luxembourg. Between 1939 and 1945, 13,600 political prisoners between the ages of 13 and 80 were imprisoned at Hinzert.

Dokumentationshaus Hinzert

Museum

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Dokumentationshaus Hinzert is a museum.

Hohe Wurzel

Peak

Hohe Wurzel, at 669 m, is the second-highest peak in the Osburger Hochwald in the Hunsrück, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Reinsfeld and Rascheid.

Reinsfeld

Village

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Reinsfeld is a municipality in the Trier-Saarburg district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the municipality of Hermeskeil. Reinsfeld is a state-recognized health resort. Reinsfeld is situated 3 km southwest of Votivkreuz.

Rascheid

Village

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Rascheid is a municipality in the Trier-Saarburg district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde Hermeskeil and is an officially recognized tourist resort. Rascheid is situated 3½ km northeast of Votivkreuz.