Verměřovice - the reconciliation cross or she killed him with a spindle

Peace crosses are regularly associated with death and redemption, and almost always with capital crime. Death will probably never be an outright cheerful matter, but sometimes - despite the tragic subtext of the story connected with the cross - one cannot help but smile. One of my favorites, which is a downright beautiful example of very dark humor, is located in the village of Verměřovice. This village with seven hundred inhabitants,…