Name: Optical Telegraph Line Station No. 12 Schermen, Kapaunberg
Rating: 2

Routes

Route planner

Features

Product updates

Get the App

Discover

Places to see

Germany

Saxony-Anhalt

Jerichower Land

Möser

Optical Telegraph Line Station No. 12 Schermen, Kapaunberg

Discover

Places to see

Germany

Saxony-Anhalt

Jerichower Land

Möser

Optical Telegraph Line Station No. 12 Schermen, Kapaunberg

Recommended by 9 cyclists

Save

Location: Möser, Jerichower Land, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Save

See rides here

Take Me There

Routes here

Top cycling routes to Optical Telegraph Line Station No. 12 Schermen, Kapaunberg

4.5

(25)

118

riders

1. Elbe Meadows – Lostauer Alte Elbe loop from Magdeburg Hasselbachplatz

52.9km

03:17

180m

Intermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Intermediate

5.0

(22)

riders

2. Schermen Village Church – Eiscafé Birkenneck loop from Möser

14.5km

00:53

70m

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Easy

5.0

(9)

riders

3. Detershagen Village Pond – Anchor of Detershagen loop from Detershagen

17.5km

01:12

80m

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Easy

Tips

Joern

August 11, 2021

The Prussian optical telegraph was a telegraphic communication system between Berlin and the Rhine Province that existed between 1832 and 1849, which could 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, which were equipped with signal masts, each of which had six telegraph arms that could be operated with cables. The stations were equipped with telescopes with which telegraph operators read specially coded information from a signaling station and passed it on immediately to the next one. Three telegraphic expeditions (dispatch departments) in Berlin, Cologne and Koblenz made it possible to receive, encipher, decipher and issue state dispatches.

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

The system became superfluous with the introduction of electrical telegraphy. Even if no more messages are telegraphed optically, the principle is still used with the winker alphabet and, in a greatly simplified form, with mechanical railway signals.

de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preußischer_optischer_Telegraf

Translated by Google •

In the know? Log-in to add a tip for other adventurers!

Details

Informations

Elevation 100 m

Weather

Today

Wednesday 24 September

17°C

7°C

0 %

If you start your activity now...

Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

Most visited during

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

See rides here

Take Me There

Location: Möser, Jerichower Land, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Optical Telegraph Line Station No. 12 Schermen, Kapaunberg

1. Elbe Meadows – Lostauer Alte Elbe loop from Magdeburg Hasselbachplatz

2. Schermen Village Church – Eiscafé Birkenneck loop from Möser

3. Detershagen Village Pond – Anchor of Detershagen loop from Detershagen

Other Popular Places to Check Out

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️