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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Rabštejn propitiatory cross Alternative Name: Smírčí kříž RabštejnCountry: Czech Republic
NOTE: This site is 7.574 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Bohemia Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Rabštejn nad Střelou
Latitude: 50.045795N Longitude: 13.294325E
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
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| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
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Classic medieval propitiatory stone cross standing by the road just few steps from the old bridge in the picturesque town Rabštejn above Střela which is allegedly the smallest town in Europe. The cross is about 120cm tall and there is a well visible carving of a year 1584 on its front side.
Related old folk rumour talks about kidnapping of the bride by the local ruthless nobleman. When the bride tryed to escape, she died by falling from the high rock. The groom then ambushed the nobleman in the forest and beheaded him.
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