Spinnerin am Kreuz, Gothic wayside shrine in Wiener Neustadt, Austria.

Spinnerin am Kreuz is a 21-metre Gothic sandstone column in Wiener Neustadt, tapering sharply toward the top. Above a rectangular base with blind tracery panels and small niche statues rise three figure zones: saints with Passion scenes, then prophets, then a level with portrait busts of the donor and the artist with their wives, topped by apostles and a Coronation of Mary. A pierced, needle-like spire crowns it.

The 21-metre sandstone column was commissioned by Wolfhart von Schwarzensee, then city judge of Wiener Neustadt and later its mayor, and built from 1382 to 1384 to designs by the master builder Michael, called Michael Knab. A storm on the night of 27–28 December 1902 broke off and shattered the upper 7 to 8 metres; the monument was restored in 1886–1892 under Richard Jordan and again in 1994.

The shrine displays religious scenes and holy figures that once served as visual teaching for the community about Christian faith and values. Such public religious monuments helped people in medieval towns connect with stories they learned in church.

The column stands in the Walther-von-der-Vogelweide-Park, laid out around it in 1900. Original sandstone pieces from the late 14th century, including a prophet bust, a headless female statue, a crab and fable creatures, are kept in the Stadtmuseum Wiener Neustadt.

The third level of the monument features carved portraits of the mayor and the sculptor alongside their wives, creating a rare record of these individuals from that era. Including family members on a religious monument was unusual and reveals their personal stake in the project.