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Kurfürstenstein (1513) – Oldest heraldic boundary stone on the Rennsteig

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Kurfürstenstein (1513) – Oldest heraldic boundary stone on the Rennsteig

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Kurfürstenstein (1513) – Oldest heraldic boundary stone on the Rennsteig

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    August 18, 2024

    The oldest border stone is the Kurfürstenstein, a coat of arms stone from 1513. It has stood on this border for almost five hundred years, today separating Thuringia from Bavaria, but once separating the Bishopric of Bamberg from the Electorate of Saxony. During the GDR era, it marked the inner-German border.

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      July 29, 2024

      The Kurfürstenstein impresses with its age and size.

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        November 30, 2019

        He is the oldest and at the same time the most beautiful crest stone of the Rennsteig. Set in 1513, it is also the oldest emblem-decorated landmark in Germany.

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          Location: Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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