Schwedenkreuz history??

[iguana]

So posibly the most dangerous 'ring bend with the camber & that lovely wall, & it means Swedish cross I think? & isnt there an actual cross there too?

Anyway just wondered what the history about its name was?

[gutmann pug]

There is a monument type thing on the bend, thats where the name comes from. Why its there, I have no idea.

Gary

[hugoagogo]

"A stone cross dating back to 1638, said to be a memorial to Hans Friedrich Datenberg, mayor of Kelberg and tax-collector for Adenau, believed killed by some deserters from the Swedish army. The cross fell down and broke about a century ago and the surviving parts are now held together with iron clamps."

from here:
http://nurburgring.org.uk/bendnames/i

[iguana]

Ah of course, should have thought to look at Loveboys site. Dur!

[hammerwerfer]

[url]www.schwedenkreuz.se[/url]