Originally made of wood. These wooden columns weathered very quickly, which is why Elector Friedrich August ordered the use of stone postal columns for the first time on September 12, 1721. The erection of post miles columns and the improvement of the traffic structure brought about an economic upswing in Saxony.

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It survived the great city fire in 1806 and was removed when the town hall was renovated in 1862. Since that time she has disappeared.
When the cemetery forecourt was …

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"A Saxon post mile column, colloquially known as a Saxon post mile column or just a post pillar, is a milestone that indicates distances and walking times down to an …

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