Arbeiterkreuz

Arbeiterkreuz is a wayside cross in Homburg, Kreisstadt, Saarpfalz-Kreis, Saarland. Arbeiterkreuz is situated nearby to the playground An der Merburg, as well as near the bridge Lambsbachbrücke.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Merburg and Waldstadion Homburg.

Merburg

Castle

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Merburg is a ruined small castle near Homburg, Saarland, Germany. Details about the castle's builders and most of their owners are unknown. Parts of the fortification date to the early 12th century, likely at the location of an older refuge castle from the 10th century. Merburg is situated 440 metres northeast of Arbeiterkreuz.

Waldstadion Homburg

Stadium

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The Waldstadion Homburg is the home stadium of Regionalliga Südwest club FC 08 Homburg. It has a spectator capacity of 16,488. In the three seasons — 1986–87, 1987–88 and 1989–90 — that Homburg was in the Bundesliga, the average attendance was about 8,000 per game. Waldstadion Homburg is situated 1½ km northwest of Arbeiterkreuz.

Mariä Himmelfahrt

Church

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Mariä Himmelfahrt is a church, which is situated 1¼ km south of Arbeiterkreuz.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Homburg and Großbundenbach.

Homburg

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Homburg is a city in Saarland in Germany. It's midway between Kaiserlautern and Saarbrücken, and 20 km from the border with France. Its main attraction is the huge system of sandstone caves, tunnelled out since the 17th century as raw material for glass-making.