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Wettin Column
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Michi LE
October 11, 2021
Hiking
The Wettins, the important Saxon noble family, named themselves after their ancestral castle Wettin, which is located 20 kilometers northwest of Halle. The electoral dignity was obtained by this family …
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Dropsi🚴& Karlchen🚲⚡& Emily🦇
June 8, 2019
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As a landmark of the 800-year rule in the Mark Meissen and in memory of the German Reich government in 1871 and the Wurzener fallen in the Franco-Prussian War, this Obelisk in particular and the Wettinerplatz as a location in general important mosaic stones in the great history of the cathedral city.
The plaques with the heads of the Wettiner have been reversed after reconstruction.
The plaques with the heads of the Wettiner have been reversed after reconstruction.
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Schakal
May 18, 2025
Road cycling
In 1889, the House of Wettin celebrated its 800th anniversary. On the occasion of this anniversary, the "Wettin Column," a black obelisk, was ceremoniously inaugurated. At the time, the column served as a memorial to the Wurzen residents who fell in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870/1871. Arbitrarily demolished in 1958, the obelisk was restored in the early 1990s at the initiative of the Wurzen History and Old Town Association. It was re-erected on September 29, 1996, in the presence of the grandson of the last Saxon king, Dr. Albert, Prince of Saxony.
Source: navigator.wurzen.de/inhaltsverzeichnis/details/poi-901000213-22901-Wettinsaeule.html
Source: navigator.wurzen.de/inhaltsverzeichnis/details/poi-901000213-22901-Wettinsaeule.html
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