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Electoral Saxon Distance Column Glashütte

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Electoral Saxon Distance Column Glashütte

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Electoral Saxon Distance Column Glashütte

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    Location: Glashütte, Saxon Switzerland-East Ore Mountains, Saxony, Germany

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    3. Kalkhöhe Viewpoint – Cunnersdorf Lime Tree loop from Glashütte (Sachs)

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    February 7, 2022

    The column in Glashütte was erected in 1734 as a distance column on the market square, then moved several times until it found a place in front of the train station.

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      September 24, 2022

      Here you can see the largest of the 4 post miles pillars, the distance pillar adorned with a coat of arms. There are four different types of Saxon post miles columns.
      The most still existing, coat of arms-decorated distance columns with the location and distance information as well as the three different miles columns on the post roads (differ in size/height).
      These are the whole mile columns, the half mile columns and the quarter mile stones (smallest).

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        January 28, 2024

        "A post mile post of the Electorate of Saxony, colloquially also called a Saxon post mile post or just a post mile post, is a milestone that indicates distances and walking times to within an eighth of an hour. The design of the stones varies depending on the distance they represent." In this case, it is a large distance post.
        "The post mile posts of the Electorate of Saxony were erected during the reign of Augustus the Strong and his successor on all important postal and trade routes and in almost all cities of the Electorate of Saxony to indicate official distances. This was intended to create the basis for a uniform calculation of postal fees." - de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurs%C3%A4chsische_Postmeilens%C3%A4ule#Distanzs%C3%A4ule

        Usually, the distance posts were to be erected at every gate in the city. In exceptional cases, however, it was also possible to erect a single market post in the center of the city. The postal rates are then listed on the side of the column in whose direction they lead.

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