Křížová hora, Summit in České Švýcarsko, Czech Republic.
Křížová hora (Kreuzberg) is a wooded ridge rising to 577 m in the Lužické hory, just south of Jiřetín pod Jedlovou. A stone pilgrimage chapel with a tower stands on the summit, reached by a Way of the Cross of eleven stone stations, and a low Chapel of the Holy Sepulchre, modelled on the chapel in Jerusalem, stands behind it.
Baroque-era pilgrims built a major complex on the summit that made it a spiritual center for the region. This sanctuary shaped the religious life of the area for centuries.
The ridge was originally called Holá lada or Kraví hora; the name Kreuzberg comes from the crucifix that the Dont family had erected on their land after a healing attributed to it. The wooden crosses of the stations were set up by the local priest Wenzel Gürtler between 1696 and 1704.
The cross-way to the summit starts directly in Jiřetín pod Jedlovou. Another good starting point is Jedlová station on the Děčín–Varnsdorf line, from where a green-marked route leads past the Jedlová hill to Jiřetín and on to Seifhennersdorf. At the foot of the ridge lies the St. Evangelista adit, a former mine open as a show mine.
The ridge was originally called Holá lada or Kraví hora and was only forested after 1790. Mining for silver, lead, tin and copper took place on its slopes from the 16th century, and the last mine closed in 1888. At the foot of the hill lies the St. Evangelista adit, now a show mine.
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