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Apelstein 26 – Battle of Lindenau (16 October 1813)

Apelstein 26 – Battle of Lindenau (16 October 1813)

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Apelstein 26 – Battle of Lindenau (16 October 1813)

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Michi LE

July 11, 2021

80 meters west of the "Adler"

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Michi LE

July 12, 2021

Between 1861 and 1864, Apel had 44 of these landmarks erected from its own resources. Six more were then set up privately, from an Apels foundation and associations.
The Apelsteine are originally rectangular pillars made of sandstone about 1.5 m high. For the positions of the coalition troops, the stones have a pointed head (inverted V for allies) and the letter V and for the Napoleonic troops with a round head and an N. The inscriptions on the stones show the name and date of the battle on the side facing the battlefield and the names of the military leaders as well as the names and strengths of the troops on the other. Two arrows on the narrow sides indicate the course of the front. The cardinal points are indicated on the heads of the stones. Up to number 42, the rule was also observed that the coalition troops were assigned the even numbers and the Napoleonic troops the odd numbers.
Since the sandstone proved to be less resistant and the construction activity reached the stones that were initially outside the city, the 19th century began to replace many of the stones with copies (sometimes several times and also made of harder material) and, if necessary, to replace them to be set up differently from the original location. In the process, the size and sometimes also the shape of the originals were deviated from, for example by tapering stones in the west of Leipzig or by plinths and attachments. Some text errors crept in while copying.

Source: Wikipedia

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Michi LE

July 12, 2021

Locations:
Original 42 (not far from Apelstein 45) komoot.de/highlight/3436811
Original 33 & 46 komoot.de/highlight/3430163
Original 4 - is in the Museum Torhaus Markkleeberg (not far from Apelstein 50)

⚔️ all apple stones in numerical order:
komoot.de/tour/417845037

⚔️ all apple stones in the shortest possible order:
komoot.de/tour/417906886

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Apelstein 26 – Battle of Lindenau (16 October 1813)

1. Palmengarten Weir – Elster Flood Channel loop from Leipzig Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz

2. White Elster Riverside Path – Hiking trail along the Pleiße loop from Kleinzschocher

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