Conciliation crosses
Conciliation cross is a stone cross built mostly on the ground, where he became a capital crime or disaster.
In the Middle Ages it was possible in punishing offenders apply the system of so-called conciliation law, when the wrongdoers saved a task, which atoned for his crime. Such a task in addition to settlement with the affected families could be carving a stone cross erected on the spot where the crime was committed – symbol of conciliation with the family of his victim. These memorial crosses are mostly located in central and western Europe.
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Conciliation crosses in Milhostov village, Karlovy Vary Region
GPS www.mapy.cz : 50.156, 12.45304
Conciliation cross Schwedenkreuz
The huge sandstone cross stands beside the road from České Metuje to Žďár nad Metují. The cross is situated here since 1501.
GPS www.mapy.cz : 50°32’42.295″ N 16°11’2.713″ E
Mnichov village, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
GPS: 50°2’14.449″N, 12°47’5.464″E
Mnichov village, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
Number in the central registry: 0778
GPS: 50°2’12.688″N, 12°47’11.644″E
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