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North Rhine-Westphalia

Detmold District

Höxter

Brakel

Pilgrims' Cross on the Westphalian Way of St. James

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Detmold District

Höxter

Brakel

Pilgrims' Cross on the Westphalian Way of St. James

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Pilgrims' Cross on the Westphalian Way of St. James

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Naturpark Teutoburger Wald / Eggegebirge

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Location: Brakel, Höxter, Detmold District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Mandelkern

May 27, 2018

Hiking

I spend my "lunch break" at a selected, shady place, at a pilgrims' cross on the Westphalian Way of St. James. Here you can get rid of your worries by labeling a stone and throwing it into the cross at the side of the crossbeam. Life can be so easy ...

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Yvonn❤

September 2, 2020

Hiking

Beautiful pilgrim cross in the forest. There is a pilgrim book in which you can immortalize yourself with a stamp and something you have written yourself.

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Tobias

November 13, 2017

Mountain biking

Thanks to steel struts in an open design, the pilgrim cross looks filigree despite its size of 3.2 meters. The Jakobs Pilgrims' Way, prepared by the Antiquities Commission for Westphalia, …

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Elevation 220 m

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Sunday 26 July

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Location: Brakel, Höxter, Detmold District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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