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Last Station of the Prussian Optical Telegraph

Last Station of the Prussian Optical Telegraph

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Last Station of the Prussian Optical Telegraph

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Location: Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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1. Electoral Palace, Koblenz – Balduin Bridge (Koblenz) loop from Niederlahnstein

27.6km

07:06

130m

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2. Church of the Sacred Heart, Koblenz – Fort Asterstein loop from Koblenz Stadtmitte

17.4km

04:47

280m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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June 29, 2023

The Prussian optical telegraph was a telegraphic communication system between Berlin and the Rhine Province between 1832 and 1849, which was able to transmit official and military messages by means of optical signals over a distance of 588 kilometers. The telegraph line consisted of up to 62 telegraph stations with signal masts, each of which had six telegraph arms attached with cables for operation. The stations were equipped with telescopes, which the telegraph operators used to read off specially coded information from one signal station and immediately relay it to the next. Three telegraphic expeditions in Berlin, Cologne and Koblenz made it possible to receive, encrypt, decrypt and issue state dispatches.

The system was the longest telegraph line in Europe at the time. It is referred to as the beginning of telecommunications in Germany, although 19 years earlier the French optical telegraph line Metz-Mainz passed through later German territory. The “Berlin time” of the Prussian optical telegraph, which was synchronized over the entire line, formed the first uniform time level over such a large distance with a tolerance of around one minute.

After the introduction of electric telegraphy, the system became superfluous. Even if messages are no longer transmitted optically today, the principle is still used in the handker alphabet and in a greatly simplified form for railway signals, which are controlled by a mechanical interlocking. The departure order is also comparable.

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Willigipfel

March 31, 2019

A detour to the castle park is worthwhile.

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Willigipfel

March 31, 2019

From the elevated position of the castle it is worth taking a look over the Rhine.

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Location: Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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Last Station of the Prussian Optical Telegraph

1. Electoral Palace, Koblenz – Balduin Bridge (Koblenz) loop from Niederlahnstein

2. Church of the Sacred Heart, Koblenz – Fort Asterstein loop from Koblenz Stadtmitte

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