Am ''Kruzifix'' is an ancient forest landmark in the

Harz Mountains The Harz () is a highland area in northern Germany. It has the highest elevations for that region, and its rugged terrain extends across parts of Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia. The name ''Harz'' derives from the Middle High German ...

of Germany. Today it is recalled by an iron cross or

crucifix A crucifix (from Latin ''cruci fixus'' meaning "(one) fixed to a cross") is a cross with an image of Jesus on it, as distinct from a bare cross. The representation of Jesus himself on the cross is referred to in English as the ''corpus'' (Lati ...

at the junction of several hiking trails.

History

''Am Kruzifix'' was first mentioned in the records around 1640.''(3) Am Kruzifix''
at www.harzer-wandernadel.de. Accessed on 28 Dec 2012. The old crucifix that stood here was destroyed when the

Inner German Border The inner German border (german: Innerdeutsche Grenze or ; initially also ) was the border between the German Democratic Republic (GDR, East Germany) and the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG, West Germany) from 1949 to 1990. Not including the ...

was built in the 1950s. The present one was erected in 1990 by the

Ilsenburg Ilsenburg () is a town in the district of Harz, in Saxony-Anhalt in Germany. It is situated under the north foot of the Harz Mountains, at the entrance to the Ilse valley with its little river, the Ilse, a tributary of the Oker, about six north ...

branch of the

Harz Club The Harz Club (german: Harzklub) is club dedicated to maintaining the traditions of the Harz mountains in Germany and looking after the walking trails in the Harz. It was founded in 1886 in Seesen and, today, has about 16,000 members in some 90 ...

Location

''Am Kruzifix'' is located at an elevation of 595 metres above

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Hahnemann gives the height as 571 m. in the district of Harz, in

Saxony-Anhalt Saxony-Anhalt (german: Sachsen-Anhalt ; nds, Sassen-Anholt) is a state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Lower Saxony. It covers an area of and has a population of 2.18 million inhabitants, making it the ...

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. It is on a junction where several hiking trails meet and there is a refuge hut nearby.

Hiking

''Am Kruzifix'' is on the old ''Kolonnenweg'' ("Convoy Way") at a junction where trails from

, the Scharfenstein, the

Brocken The Brocken, also sometimes referred to as the Blocksberg, is the highest peak in the Harz mountain range and also the highest peak in Northern Germany; it is near Schierke in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt between the rivers Weser and Elbe. ...

and the

Ecker Dam The Ecker Dam (german: Eckertalsperre) is a gravity dam in the Harz mountain range near Bad Harzburg, Germany. Constructed between 1939 and 1943, it is today operated by the Harzwasserwerke company. The dam's reservoir impounds the waters of the ...

meet. Checkpoint no. 3 in the

Harzer Wandernadel The Harzer Wandernadel is a system of hiking awards in the Harz mountains in central Germany. The hiker (or mountain biker) can earn awards at different levels of challenge by walking to the various checkpoints in the network and stamping his or ...

hiking network is located in the refuge hut.

References

Bibliography

* Hahnemann, Marlies (2012). ''Die Harzer Wandernadel'', 2nd ed., Cornelius, Halle. . Villages in the Harz {{Harz-geo-stub

History

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