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Electoral Saxon Postal Milestone (Großenhain)

Electoral Saxon Postal Milestone (Großenhain)

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Electoral Saxon Postal Milestone (Großenhain)

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Location: Großenhain, Saxon Elbland

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1. Zschauitzer Path on the Hopfenbach – Kupferberg Lookout Tower loop from Großenhain Cottbuser Bahnhof

13.0km

03:22

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2. Diana Fountain, Großenhain – Gartenschaupark Großenhain loop from Großenhain Cottbuser Bahnhof

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02:46

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3. Diana Fountain, Großenhain – Großenhain Town Hall loop from Großenhain

12.4km

03:09

40m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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January 16, 2022

It is a replica of a distance column from 1723, erected two years after Elector Friedrich August I ordered the princely chamber to erect stone postal columns in Saxony based on the Roman model. Previously, Zürner had traveled through Saxony and measured it. The pillar in Grossenhain is a gate pillar and stood at the former Dresden Gate. Quarter milestone on the post road Grossenhain - Königsbrück - Kamenz - Bautzen - Görlitz - Breslau.

On via-regia.org you can read that the original route of the Via Regia had fallen into oblivion, only came to our attention in 2003 and was cleared by the Lausnitz Forestry Office, so that today it is again accessible to pilgrims. This refers to the route signposted as Via Regia. There was once a parallel route from Schönfeld via Thiendorf to Königsbrück, which eventually became the Grossenhain – Königsbrück – Kamenz – Bautzen – Görlitz – Breslau post route as part of the Via Regia. This is pretty much identical to today's B 98, which runs parallel to today's tour, because that's where the quarter-milestones (Königsbrück, Thiendorf, Quersa) and the whole-mile pillars (northeast of Tauscha, Schönfeld) are located.

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Electoral Saxon Postal Milestone (Großenhain)

1. Zschauitzer Path on the Hopfenbach – Kupferberg Lookout Tower loop from Großenhain Cottbuser Bahnhof

2. Diana Fountain, Großenhain – Gartenschaupark Großenhain loop from Großenhain Cottbuser Bahnhof

3. Diana Fountain, Großenhain – Großenhain Town Hall loop from Großenhain

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