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Heimkehrer Cross at Göstritzsattel

Heimkehrer Cross at Göstritzsattel

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Heimkehrer Cross at Göstritzsattel

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Location: Trattenbach, Bezirk Neunkirchen, Lower Austria, Austria

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GEFINKELT

August 4, 2025

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The Homecoming Cross on the Göstritz Saddle serves as a silent memorial to the region's fallen soldiers—symbolically yet majestically erected on the pass between Semmering and Maria Schutz. Surrounded by open meadows and rustling forest, the spot offers a moment of reflection and remembrance. This vantage point marks a quiet zone during a day's hiking, ideal for a quiet, contemplative break.

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Stan296

September 1, 2021

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Nice memorial cross on the Kummerbauerstadl

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Intertrain

May 5, 2019

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20.04.2019 - The Heimkehrerkreuz at the Göstritzsattel next door to the Gasthof Kummerbauer, in memory of the fallen of the two world wars - the next Heimkehrergedenkmesse will take place on Sunday the 01.09.2019 10:00, organized by the Austrian Kameradschaftsbund Trattenbach.

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Elevation 1,130 m

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Thursday 18 June

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