Ostlandkreuz
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Ostlandkreuz (German for ”eastern country cross“) is the name of memorial crosses remembering the expulsion of the German people from the Czech Lands, specifically Südmähren, the districts of Znaim, Nikolsburg, Neubistritz, and Zlabings. There are at least two Ostlandkreuzes in Germany, at Geislingen an der Steige and at Schorndorf.
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[edit] Geislingen Ostlandkreuz
The Geislingen Ostlandkreuz is a memorial cross built in 1950 south of Geislingen, on the Schildwacht.
It is a steel framework construction covered with copper plates. It is 22.7 meters tall and weighs 8.5 tons. The span width of its arms is 7.5 meters. In 1992 the Ostlandkreuz, a landmark of Geislingen, was renovated. The Ostlandkreuz was further refurbished in 2003 and received a light installation for illumination at night.
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[edit] Schorndorf Ostlandkreuz
There is a small Ostlandkreuz near Schorndorf.
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