The wooden cross has a tin roof with a serrated edge above the transverse beam, painted dark brown on the upper side. The Corpus of the Crucified is made of cast iron, painted silver, while the cloth around Christ's loins is brown, as is the crown of thorns on His head.
Date of Construction: first half of the 20th century
Location: Vysoká nad Kysucou, Vyšný Kelčov, U Urbana, GPS: 49.396429N, 18.491526E
Material: wooden cross, with a tin roof over the transverse beam featuring a serrated edge
Corpus: alloy casting
Description: The wooden cross has a tin roof with a serrated edge above the transverse beam, painted dark brown on the upper side. The Corpus of the Crucified is made of cast iron, painted silver, while the cloth around Christ's loins is brown, as is the crown of thorns on His head. Above the transverse beam is a plaque inscribed with INRI. The transverse beam is also covered with tin on top to protect it from rain and snow.
Surroundings: The cross is located just a few meters above the main road on the right-hand side in the garden of Mrs. Kubincová’s family home. It was erected at a crossroads, where one direction led to Slončíkov, and the other to Kuhejdov and Huslov.
Who takes care of the cross: the Kubincová family
Other Information: According to local recollections, this place was haunted. People reported hearing the cries of a child, which led to the cross being erected.
Masses or worships (for which feast, regularly/irregularly): Private only.
Literature: HUDECOVÁ, Antónia – VELIČKA, Drahomír. Kostol Božského Srdca Ježišovho v Hornom Kelčove (Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Horný Kelčov) 1931 – 2021. Čadca: Publishing house Magma, 2021, p. 85-86.
Text Author: Mgr. Drahomír Velička, PhD.
Photographs: Štefan Strýček
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