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Napoleon's Bench Drachenbronn

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    Location: Drachenbronn-Birlenbach, Hagenau-Weißenburg, Alsace, France

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    September 24, 2023

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    Napoleonsbank in Drachenbronn on the D65
    Anyone who drives through northern Alsace on historic roads will often pass strange stone structures whose meaning and purpose cannot be recognized at first glance. There are the so-called Napoleon benches, benches for women to rest on the market.


    There are several legends about its creation: Napoleon rested here or held an army parade - or: he personally ordered its formation to make the women's work easier. And since the Southern Palatinate belonged to the Lower Rhine department (Bas-Rhin) at the time, the order naturally also applied there.
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