Historic Boundary Stone with Hessian Lion
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Location: Ifta, Wartburgkreis, Thuringia, Germany
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After acquiring the Hessian territory in 1264, Landgrave Heinrich I of Hesse (1244–1308) had the lion in his shield for the first time on his large equestrian seal from 1269 as the “Hessian lion”. This is considered the first evidence of the Hessian lion as a coat of arms on a seal.
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•September 7, 2023
Historical sovereign stone (state boundary stone) with the Electoral Hessian lion on the border with Thuringia.
translated by•March 22, 2023
It took a while until I was able to realize that the border fence was not the state border of the GDR, but that there was also an "upstream state territory". This Hessian lion marks the actual border. Thank God only those between Hesse and Thuringia.
translated by•October 15, 2023
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Location: Ifta, Wartburgkreis, Thuringia, Germany
Best Hikes to Historic Boundary Stone with Hessian Lion
- Easy
4.7
(26)
82
Observation Tower Point India – Forest Path to Point India loop from Lüderbach01:43
6.00km
150m
Intermediate4.8
(116)
555
Forest Path to Point India – Observation Tower Point India loop from Ifta03:48
13.7km
250m
Expert5.0
(1)
4
Forest Path to Point India – Observation Tower Point India loop from Rittmannshausen07:01
24.8km
530m
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