Pregnant Anna Schwarzenberger was murdered in a forest near Kemoding, Germany. Since then, people have been talking about the White Lady of Köhlholz, who will never rest in peace. The cross is now a memento of this event.
A huge wooden cross in the Köhlholz forest, directly on the B 388 road near Kemoding, was erected as a wayward shrine, recalling several events: terrible accidents on a risky road and a bloody murder that took place in 1831.
The 2.5 m high “Fertlbauernkreuz” (Fertlbauer Cross) was created on the initiative of Andreas Faltermaier from Kemoding, because a roadside chapel of the same name had stood in this place for a long time, but disappeared a few years ago. Only in the area of Kemoding, a tiny village belonging to the commune of Fraunberg, can you find several very different crosses.
Murder in the Köhlholz forest
Köhlholz is one of the largest forest areas in the district and stretches from Kreuthäusl on the B 388 to Danerberg, just before Ottering. Since the 19th century, the forest has been known primarily for a gruesome murder.
On July 31, 1831, her lover stabbed a newborn, heavily pregnant woman there 14 times. Because people still live under this name in the area, his name is often withdrawn from records. He was an unmarried farmer known as MG from H. He was Anna Schwarzenberger from Lern (Berglern).
On that fateful night, he tricked his mistress into believing that he was inviting her to the fair in Dorfen. After he stabbed her, he drowned her in a tiny pond while she was still alive despite all her stab wounds. The murder went undetected for almost three weeks until G. came forward.
Anna Schwarzenhuber was eight months pregnant at the time of her death, and the then newspaper “Bayerische Landbötin” called the perpetrator a “reject of humanity.” G. was sentenced to death. However, his mother, thanks to an appeal to the king, managed to change the death sentence to life imprisonment in chains. G. probably died in prison.
Haunting of the forest
Since then, legends have circulated that Anna never found peace. Since the 19th century, many drivers have reported seeing a sorrowful, heavily pregnant mother wandering around as a white figure. In the past, farmers drove wagons at high speed through the Köhlholz forest.
Even today, she is sometimes seen by walkers in the Köhlholz forest. Many people still say that when they pass through Köhlholz they feel a deep sadness. It is said that while driving through the Köhlholz forest, Anna appears, sits in the passenger seat and looks at you with substantial, sorrowful eyes.
Especially at the end of August and the beginning of September, you can apparently hear peaceful crying or sobbing. It is said that Anna's child was born at this time of year.
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The White Lady of the Köhlholz Forest
Pregnant Anna Schwarzenberger was murdered in a forest near Kemoding, Germany. Since then, people have been talking about the White Lady of Köhlholz, who will never rest in peace. The cross is now a memento of this event.
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