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<< Our Photo Pages >> Krzyż Pokutny Cisów - Ancient Cross in Poland in Dolnoslaskie

Submitted by SolarMegalith on Friday, 23 November 2018  Page Views: 1078

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Krzyż Pokutny Cisów Alternative Name: Cisów Penance Cross
Country: Poland Voivodeship: Dolnoslaskie Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Świebodzice  Nearest Village: Cisów
Latitude: 50.850594N  Longitude: 16.257480E
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
4 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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Krzyż Pokutny Cisów
Krzyż Pokutny Cisów submitted by SolarMegalith : A penance cross in Cisów (photo taken on October 2018). (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Cross in Dolnoslaskie

A medieval penance cross (krzyż pokutny) is located east of the ruins of Cisy Castle. The tradition of penance crosses became common in Silesia in 13th century, they were usually erected as a penance for serious crimes. No inscription are visible on this cross and its age is unknown.

Other medieval penance crosses in western Poland can be seen in Gubin.
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Krzyż Pokutny Cisów
Krzyż Pokutny Cisów submitted by SolarMegalith : A penance cross is located east of the ruins of Cisy Castle (photo taken on October 2018). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Krzyż Pokutny Cisów
Krzyż Pokutny Cisów submitted by SolarMegalith : From the information table - typology of penance crosses in Silesia (photo taken on October 2018). (Vote or comment on this photo)

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