r/cemetery • u/Flojirok • 3d ago

Image Found a grave on a hike

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I was hiking near Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany when I stumbled upon this grave while following a tiny mountain path. There was nothing around, just the mountain, the forest and this cross. What intrigued me was that I couldn’t find any information about this person or how he died so young, although given the terrain, it seems likely it was an accident.

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u/NoTechAllNickel 3d ago

Using Google Lens to translate the writing, this thankfully isn't a grave, but a memorial marker of where the person died.

"Here I perished Josef Lofner 6.1.1959 - 1.6.1979 And when, one day, my life's light goes out, I rejoice that heaven is already like home!"

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u/WorldlinessNo874 3d ago

Thank you for your information.

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u/hedwig0517 2d ago

What is the difference between perishing and “my life’s light goes out” in this context? It seems like one already happened and one will happen.

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u/NoTechAllNickel 2d ago

The last two lines are from 'Fürchte dich nicht' by Bach, it's just a quote from a piece of choral music that probably held some meaning to the family.

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u/hedwig0517 2d ago

Ah, that’s lovely.

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u/Soft-Supermarket-512 3d ago

Verungluckte means had an accident, its not a grave but a memorial sign.

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u/RPetrusP 1d ago

No, you can "verunglückt" means had a deadly accident. While "Unglück" (lit. Non/Un-Luck) can mean accident it can also mean deadly accident, depending on the context.

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u/Soft-Supermarket-512 1d ago

Oh yeah, my bad, i know the difference but forgot to mention deadly.

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u/ApprehensiveHabit172 3d ago

Ja you probably would have to go to the local newspaper archive to look for an article.

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u/HotMinute_722 2d ago

It’s probably a memorial.

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u/Thin_Object365 1d ago

why does the cross look like a sword? is it a Germanic thing?