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Ruckenkreuz

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The Ruckenkreuz (Rucken Cross) is an 8.4 metre tall, 2.80 metre wide memorial cross of reinforced concrete. It stands on a rocky mountain at Blaubeuren, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, in memory of the inhabitants of Blaubeuren killed in World War I. The Ruckenkreuz was completed on November 21, 1926.

Geographical coordinates: 48°24′38″N 9°47′30″E / 48.41056°N 9.79167°E / 48.41056; 9.79167