Zur Erinnerung an Gewalttaten

Sühnekreuze, schlichte Kreuze aus Stein, sind weitgehend unbekannte Flurdenkmäler. Sie sind aufgestellt worden vom Täter im Gedenken an den Getöteten.

Ein Sühnekreuz im Lauterachtal zwischen Hohenburg und Allersburg aus der Mitte des 15. Jahrhunderts.

Archivbild: Dieter Dörner

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