Das Kranzhorn ist ein 1368 m ü. A. hoher Berg am Westrand der Chiemgauer Alpen. Über seinen Gipfel verläuft die deutsch-österreichische Staatsgrenze zwischen Bayern und Tirol.

Das Kranzhorn und der gegenüberliegende Wildbarren bildeten während der Würmeiszeit das Alpentor des Inntalgletschers.

Auf deutscher Seite gehört der Berg zur Gemeinde Nußdorf am Inn im Landkreis Rosenheim, auf österreichischer Seite zur Gemeinde Erl im Bezirk Kufstein.
Der Gipfel des Berges trägt zwei Gipfelkreuze und ist weit aus dem Inntal sichtbar. Vom Gipfel aus hat man eine gute Aussicht zum Wendelstein im Westen und zum Wilden Kaiser im Süden.
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The first summit crosses were already built in the late 13th century, so go back to a more than 700 years old idea. Their triumphal procession, the summit crosses recorded naturally in the Catholic regions of the Alps. In Italy, there are also Madonna statues on the peaks.

However, the summit cross is not exclusively a religious symbolism. In the 16th century, the crosses also acted as a marker of Alm and community boundaries. With the emergence of alpinism in the 19th century, the crosses in the context of the summit surveys were also a sign of the Enlightenment: Equipped with lightning rods and scientific measuring instruments, the summit cross symbolized more a bow to the human achievements than before God.

The career of the summit cross could be completed - but it is not. In Reinhold Messner, the summit cross has found its fiercest opponent: "Humbug" are the markings, Messner is not tired to claim. The crosses would instrumentalize and abuse the peaks for religious purposes. The mountains, however, belong to the whole world - and not just to a world view, according to Messner. He therefore pleads again and again to liberate the summits from the religiously charged symbols and to keep them empty.
I agree with Reinhold Messner* ... and also I don't like the the prayer flags !!! ... aNNa*

No matter whether there are crosses, prayer flags or cairns at the top, it is up to us to interpret their meaning to us personally. The summit cross can simply be a symbol for the achievement of a goal. Far from religious intention.
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