Franziskus-Marterl

The Franziskus-Marterl is a chapel-shrine in the southeast of the unfinished Wackersdorf reprocessing plant "Im Blaubeerwald" in Altenschwand. The WAA resistance marterl is dedicated to Francis of Assisi and is surrounded by several other protest monuments such as the Christian cross of Wackersdorf.

Photo: A. Köppl, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Memorial
Description: monument in Bavaria, Germany
Also known as: “WAA_Franziskus-Marterl”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Altenschwand and St. Nikolaus.

Altenschwand

Railway station

Photo: A. Köppl, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Altenschwand is a railway station, which is situated 510 metres northeast of Franziskus-Marterl.

St. Nikolaus

Church

Photo: A. Köppl, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St. Nikolaus is a church, which is situated 2 km south of Franziskus-Marterl.

Pfahl

Nature reserve

Photo: A. Köppl, CC BY 3.0.

Pfahl is a nature reserve, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Franziskus-Marterl.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Altenschwand and Altenschwand.

Altenschwand

Hamlet

Photo: A. Köppl, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Altenschwand is a hamlet.

Altenschwand

Village

Photo: A. Köppl, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Altenschwand is a village.

Neuenschwand

Village

Photo: A. Köppl, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Neuenschwand is a village, which is situated 3 km south of Franziskus-Marterl.

Franziskus-Marterl

Categories: wayside shrine and historic site
Location: Bodenwöhr, Schwandorf, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

49.31314° or 49° 18′ 47″ north

Longitude

12.24455° or 12° 14′ 40″ east

Open location code

8FXJ867V+7R

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

“Franziskus-Marterl” goes by many names.

German: “Franziskus-Marterl”

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Highlights include Geb.11.0 and SV Alten-/Neuenschwand.

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