Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Góra County
Gmina Niechlów

Conciliation cross

Conciliation cross, also known as roadside cross or penitence cross, is a stone cross, which was set up in a place where a murder or accident had happened. It occurs mainly in Central Europe.
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  • Type: Wayside cross
  • Description: small stone monument
  • Also known as: “conciliation cross” and “penitence cross”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kościół pw. św. Michała Archanioła.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 3 km south of Conciliation cross.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Niechlów and Klimontów.

Village
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is a village in , , in western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called .

Village
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is a village in the administrative district of , within , , in western Poland.

Village
is a village in the administrative district of , within , , in south-western Poland. is situated 5 km southeast of Conciliation cross.

Conciliation cross

Latitude
51.68975° or 51° 41′ 23″ north
Longitude
16.35105° or 16° 21′ 4″ east
Open location code
9F3RM9Q2+VC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5201194763
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­wayside_cross
Wiki­data ID
Q1640496
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In Other Languages

From Czech to Venetian—“Conciliation cross” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “smírčí kříž”
  • Czech: “Smírčí kříž”
  • Dutch: “boetekruis”
  • Dutch: “doodslagkruis”
  • Dutch: “memoriekruis”
  • Dutch: “moordkruis”
  • Dutch: “Moordkruis”
  • Dutch: “zoenkruis”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “صليب الوفاق”
  • Esperanto: “penta kruco”
  • Esperanto: “Penta kruco”
  • German: “Mord- und Sühnekreuz”
  • German: “Mordkreuz”
  • German: “Sühnekreuz”
  • Italian: “Croce della conciliazione”
  • Polish: “Krzyż pokutny”
  • Polish: “Krzyże pokutne”
  • Slovenian: “križ sprave”
  • Slovenian: “spokorni križ”
  • Spanish: “cruz de conciliación”
  • Spanish: “Cruz de conciliación”
  • Spanish: “cruz de penitencia”
  • Upper Sorbian: “pokutny křiž”
  • Venetian: “croze de ła conciliasion”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sokół Niechlów and Urząd Gminy Niechlów.

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