Cross of the Fiancés

This cross commemorates the dramatic story of two lovers who died in the Fagne in January 1871: Marie Solheid and François Reif. François worked on the construction of the Gileppe dam and Marie was a servant on a farm near Dolhain. In order to obtain the documents necessary for their marriage, they undertook a journey across the Fagne on a wintry night. But dramatically, the two lovers perished because of the cold. The cross is placed near the place where the unfortunate couple was found.