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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de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alte_Elsterbr%C3%BCcke

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maria

February 21, 2022

The bridge is in the center of the city. It spans the White Elster and the Mühlgraben. Shortly before the bridge, both the Syra and the Milmesbach flow into the Elster. The Mühlgraben flows into the Elster about 250 meters behind the bridge.

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 mentioned in a document in 1244 as "Pons lapideus" (stone bridge).

Length: 75 meters
Width: 7.25 meters

In the Middle Ages there was a hospital and the mint of the bailiffs of Plauen right next to the bridge. In 1986, a replica of a historic post mile post was erected here.

Swell:
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alte_Elsterbr%C3%BCcke
vogtland-tourismus.de/de/poi/bruecke/alte-elsterbruecke-plauen/11711406

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