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Old Elster Bridge (Plauen)

Old Elster Bridge (Plauen)

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Old Elster Bridge (Plauen)

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Location: Plauen, Vogtlandkreis, Vogtland, Saxony, Germany

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Chris S_trandläufer

May 22, 2022

Hiking

There is a post mile post in front of the bridge

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March 28, 2025

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The Old Elster Bridge in Plauen is the second oldest surviving stone arch bridge in Saxony after the Meissen Castle Bridge (1221/28) and one of the oldest in Central Europe. It was first documented in 1244 as the "Pons lapideus" (stone bridge).

Source: de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alte_Elsterbrücke

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Harald Schramm (Schocker)

February 21, 2022

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The bridge was built at a point where two old trade routes from the south met and then continued to Thuringia and Bohemia. The old Elster Bridge was part of the city fortifications of the city of Plauen. The bridge could be defended by two defense towers erected on the bridgeheads.

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Location: Plauen, Vogtlandkreis, Vogtland, Saxony, Germany

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