Muschelkreuz ('Shell cross')

Muschelkreuz ('Shell cross')

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Photo: 2 hauset muschelkreuz 01 c christian charlier , CC BY ,East Belgium Tourist Agency NPO

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Photo: hauset muschelkreuz abendrot 01 c paul kockartz , CC BY ,East Belgium Tourist Agency NPO

Description

The 'shell cross' at Prester originates from 1757 and is one of the oldest wayside crosses in the Eupen area. It has a shell-shaped cavity in the middle to thank for its name. The cross probably also served as a station for the Corpus Christi processions which, in the 18th and 19th centuries, went from Eynatten via the St. Rochus Chapel and Prester back to Eynatten.

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Contact

Muschelkreuz ('Shell cross')
Asteneter Straße 4730 Raeren