Executioner’s Cross

Executioner’s Cross is a wayside cross in Dobrovice, Mladá Boleslav District, Central Bohemia. Executioner’s Cross is situated nearby to the historic site Hradiště Chloumek I, as well as near the cliff Švédské šance.

Photo: MartinVeselka, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nepřevázka and Škoda Museum.

Nepřevázka

Town hall

Photo: ŠJů, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Nepřevázka is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants. Nepřevázka is situated 1½ km south of Executioner’s Cross.

Škoda Museum

Museum

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

The Škoda Museum is a museum in Mladá Boleslav in the Czech Republic. It presents the history of the automobile manufacturer Škoda Auto, which is one of just four automakers in the world which has an unbroken history stretching back to 1895. Škoda Museum is situated 3 km north of Executioner’s Cross.

Aeronautical Museum Methodius Vlach

Museum

Aeronautical Museum Methodius Vlach

Photo: Robert Pokorný, CC BY 3.0.

Aeronautical Museum Methodius Vlach is situated 2 km northwest of Executioner’s Cross.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jemníky and Podchlumí.

Jemníky

Village

Photo: Juandev, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Jemníky is a village.

Podchlumí

Suburb

Photo: Jirka Dl, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Podchlumí is a suburb.

Chloumek

Village

Photo: Juandev, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Chloumek is a village.

Executioner’s Cross

Type: Wayside cross
Also known as: “Katův kříž”
Category: historic site
Location: Dobrovice, Mladá Boleslav District, Central Bohemia, Czech Republic, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

50.39368° or 50° 23′ 37″ north

Longitude

14.92672° or 14° 55′ 36″ east

Inception

1779

Open location code

9F2P9WVG+FM

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5571621571

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=wayside_cross

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

“Executioner’s Cross” goes by many names.

Czech: “Katův kříž”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hradiště Chloumek I and Švédské šance.

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