Witkruis Monument (Q122442131)

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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Witkruis Monument or Plaasmoorde Monument is a monument complex along the N1 route between Potgietersrus and Pietersburg, South Africa, conspicuously located on the slope of Ysterberg, on private property of the Harmse family. Since June 16, 2004, symbolic white-painted metal crosses have been planted on the area of about 5 hectares for each death during a South African farm attack. 925 of the approximately 3,000 white metal crosses on the slope are arranged in a striking central cross shape to emphasize the Christian nature of the monument. About 20 red crosses at the top of the monument represent local casualties. In 2020 and 2022, further monuments were placed at the foot of the cross field.

Summary from Afrikaans / Afrikaans Wikipedia (afwiki)

Die Witkruismonument of Plaasmoordemonument is 'n monumentkompleks langs die N1-roete tussen Potgietersrus en Pietersburg, wat opsigtelik teen die helling van Ysterberg geleë is, op privaat eiendom van die Harmse-familie. Op die area van sowat 5 hektaar word sedert 16 Junie 2004 simboliese witgeverfde metaalkruise geplant vir elke sterfte tydens 'n Suid-Afrikaanse plaasaanval. 925 van die sowat 3 000 wit metaalkruise teen die randjie is in 'n opvallende sentrale kruisvorm gerangskik om die Christelike aard van die monument te beklemtoon. Sowat 20 rooi kruise aan die bokant van die monument verteenwoordig plaaslike ongevalle. In 2020 en 2022 is verdere monumente aan die voet van die kruisveld aangebring.

Wikidata location: -24.0806, 29.2011 view on OSM or edit on OSM

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way: White Cross Monument (OSM), 317 m from Wikidata [show tags]
name: White Cross Monument
name:af: Witkruis Monument
name:en: White Cross Monument
historic: monument
wikidata: Q122442131

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