Unification of Germany
, Bishop of Paderborn from 1856 to 1875, was born in nearby Geismar. In his honor, a steel cross was erected on top of the Hülfensberg and dedicated on 7 August 1933. The cross is tall. It was taken down in 1990, restored and put back up in May 1991. In March 1990, after the Unification of Germany, a plaque was dedicated at the foot of the cross to remember the "victims of the fascist and stalinist dictatorship".