Wayside shrine in the “Breitgisse” above Kargruben

Description

In the 13th and 14th centuries, several wide mudslides occurred above the hamlet of Kargruben, giving the area the name “Breitgisse”. A cross was later erected here to seek protection from further danger. Between 1870 and 1919, Andrä Hintner, the Moarnbauer farmer from Aufkirchen, had a wayside shrine built. Devotion to the “Bratgisser Herrgott” has endured, although dense forest now covers the former mudslide channel.

Arrival

The shrine is located in St. Martin in the Gsiesertal Valley.

By bus:

Stop: Preindl

Line 441

By car:

Destination: Gsiesertal Valley – St. Martin

Public transport

Train and bus: www.altoadigemobilita.info

Bus line 441

Parking

Parking: Gsiesertal Valley – St. Martin.