Minheimer Kreuz, Crucifixion group in Minheim, Germany.

The Minheimer Kreuz is a crucifixion group standing on a steep slope above the Moselle River and connected to a memorial chapel. The site includes a Way of the Cross leading upward from below, ending at the base of the cross on a rocky edge.

The cross was erected in 1936 by local citizens in response to the removal of crucifixes from the village school classrooms. This period shaped the monument and continues to give it a particular meaning in the history of the place.

The site is tied to local popular piety: marble votive tablets at the Lourdes grotto near the start of the Way of the Cross carry the words "Maria hat geholfen" (Mary helped), left by people after illness, accidents or a turn for the better. Each year on 1 May at 7 a.m. the Minheim music society plays hymns at the cross, audible across the whole village.

The Way of the Cross starts near the historic ferry landing and climbs about half a kilometre and 90 metres through forest, partly over steps, to the rocky edge. Sturdy shoes help on the steep, sometimes slippery sections. Since the ferry closed in 1979, a forest road from the hill road has been made passable up to the cross.

The viewpoint by the crucifixion group is called Drei-Kirchturm-Blick because the towers of Minheim, Niederemmel and Piesport line up almost on one sightline; the towers of Kesten, Wintrich and Monzel are also visible from there. Minheim winemakers sometimes bring guests by tractor to the foot of the cross and hold wine tastings at the top.