A recently renovated wooden cross, painted dark brown. Above the crossbeam is a metal roof with a serrated front edge. The corpus is painted on metal, with a natural skin tone.
Construction Date: ? (a wooden cross at the mouth of Kelčov valley is mentioned as early as 1798)
Location: Vysoká nad Kysucou, Nižný Kelčov, GPS: 49.376752N 18.506390E
Material: wooden cross, with a metal roof over the crossbeam, featuring a serrated edge in the front
Corpus: painted on metal
Dimensions: not measured
Description: A recently renovated wooden cross, painted dark brown. Above the crossbeam is a metal roof with a serrated front edge. The corpus is painted on metal, with a natural skin tone. Christ's loincloth is white, and the crown of thorns on his brown hair is highlighted in a lighter shade. A golden halo is visible above his head. Above the crossbeam, there is a metal plaque with a gold coating and the black inscription INRI. At the time of the description, most of the gold paint had peeled off, and only the upper part of the initial letter I was visible from the inscription.
Surroundings: The cross is situated at the mouth of Kelčov valley, next to the main road near the car repair area, about 10 meters from the railway track. It is quite possible that the current cross stands near the location of the original one, which was mentioned in the late 18th century. The area around the cross was recently revitalized, with paving stones laid, benches installed, and minor landscaping done, giving the place a pleasant appearance.
Masses or worships (for which feast, regularly/irregularly): Private only.
Literature: VELIČKA, Drahomír. Dejiny farnosti do roku 1918 (History of the Parish until 1918). In Vysoká nad Kysucou. Vysoká n. K.: Obec Vysoká n. K., 2014, p. 92.
Text Author: Mgr. Drahomír Velička, PhD.
Photos: Štefan Strýček
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