Stone cross
Type of Christian monument found in Central Europe / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the historical stone wayside crosses of Central Europe. For stone crosses in general, see Christian cross.
Stone crosses (German: Steinkreuze) in Central Europe are usually bulky Christian monuments, some 80–120 cm (31–47 in) high and 40–60 cm (16–24 in) wide, that were almost always hewn from a single block of stone, usually granite, sandstone, limestone or basalt. They are amongst the oldest open-air monuments. A larger variant of the stone cross, with elements of a wayside shrine is called a shaft cross (Schaftkreuz).