A Saxon post mile column, colloquially also known as a Saxon post mile column or just post column, is a milestone that indicates distances and walking times with an accuracy of up to an eighth of an hour.

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The Saxon half-mile column was erected in 1722.

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Copy of a half-mile column on Reichssteinweg (Borna) in front of the Reich Gate. The column was part of the Borna-Colditz post road and originally stood in the so-called “Royal Fürsten-Holtze”. The original location was dredged over.

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