Cross Mountain – Jiřetín pod Jedlovou

In the years 1696–1704, the local priest Wenzel Grutler had the first wooden crosses erected on the Hill of Crosses. This was followed by the priest Gottfried Liessner, who began the construction of the Stations of the Cross, consecrated in 1764. In 1847, a monumental staircase with six columns was built. At the top of the mountain there is a church and, since 1783, a new stone chapel, which replaced the original wooden chapel.

On March 22, 2018, the Stations of the Cross in Jiřetín pod Jedlovou won the “Monument of the Year” competition. The competition is organized by the Association of Historical Settlements of Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia.