Cross of Saarburg
The Cross of Saarburg is a field cross in Buhl-Lorraine, which became a popular postcard and flag motif because of its special history during the First World War.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Wayside cross
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: wayside cross located in Moselle, in France
- Also known as: “Kreuz von Saarburg”
- Inscription: “Errichtet worden zur Ehre Gottes, durch die Eheleute Nicolaus Schiwi und Margarete Fillinger, Bühl im Jahre 1875. 40 Tage Ablass, wenn man 5 Vater Unser, 5 Ave Maria und den Glauben betet.”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Marxberg National Cemetery and Sarrebourg station.
Marxberg National Cemetery
Cemetery
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Marxberg National Cemetery is situated 550 metres northwest of Cross of Saarburg.
Sarrebourg station
Railway station
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Sarrebourg station is a railway station serving the town Sarrebourg, Moselle department, northeastern France. It is situated on the Paris–Strasbourg railway. Sarrebourg station is situated 1½ km northwest of Cross of Saarburg.
Chapelle des Cordeliers
Church
Photo: Cayambe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chapelle des Cordeliers is a church, which is situated 1¼ km northwest of Cross of Saarburg.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sarrebourg and Hartzviller.
Sarrebourg
Town
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Sarrebourg is a commune of northeastern France. In 1895 a Mithraeum was discovered at Sarrebourg at the mouth of the pass leading from the Vosges Mountains.
Hartzviller
Village
Photo: Niko67000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hartzviller is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Hartzviller is situated 7 km south of Cross of Saarburg.
Cross of Saarburg
- Category: historic site
- Location: Sarrebourg, Arrondissement of Sarrebourg, Moselle, Grand Est, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.72813° or 48° 43′ 41″ northLongitude
7.06841° or 7° 4′ 6″ eastInception
1875Open location code
8FW9P3H9+79OpenStreetMap ID
node 5554774450OpenStreetMap feature
historic=wayside_crossOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q29015628
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Cross of Saarburg” goes by many names.
- French: “Croix de Buhl”
- German: “Kreuz von Saarburg”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cimetière de la Ville de Sarrebourg and Chapelle Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul.
Nearby Places
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