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<< Our Photo Pages >> Plesná stone crosses - Ancient Cross in Czech Republic in Bohemia

Submitted by ladrin on Monday, 11 February 2019  Page Views: 498

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Plesná stone crosses Alternative Name: Kamenné kříže Plesná
Country: Czech Republic Region: Bohemia Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Bad Brambach
Latitude: 50.220830N  Longitude: 12.340600E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Plesná stone crosses
Plesná stone crosses submitted by ladrin : Medieval stone crosses of Plesná. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Cross in Bohemia

Nice sets of three medieval propitiatory crosses, all made of granite and placed above the road leading to the german border. Two of the crosses are damaged, one is missing "head" and the other is missing "right arm".

There is a engraved words on each which if read together give the inscription „REF IN FLEISSEN 1564“. Local priest had this inscription made in 1864 to commemorate the Reformation act at Plesná.

The crosses are much older anyway and no one knows its origin today. The only thing is clear that all the stones were repositioned once. Anyway there is a legend associated to the crosses. At the time of the Thirty Years' War, three soldiers clashed here and massacred each other. One lost his head and another one its right hand...

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Plesná stone crosses
Plesná stone crosses submitted by ladrin : An unconfirmed folk legend is related to the place.. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Plesná stone crosses
Plesná stone crosses submitted by ladrin : Beheaded soldier of the Thirty Years' War.. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Plesná stone crosses
Plesná stone crosses submitted by ladrin : Engraved inscription if read from the left to right says „REF IN FLEISSEN 1564“. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Plesná stone crosses
Plesná stone crosses submitted by ladrin : The crosses are state-protected monuments under number 0030-0032. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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