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Electoral Saxon Post Mile Column Pulsnitz

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Electoral Saxon Post Mile Column Pulsnitz

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Location: Pulsnitz, Bautzen, Upper Lusatia, Saxony, Germany

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yoda4president

November 5, 2018

Kursächsische Postmeilensäule as replica in front of the Schützenhaus (original typeface block and coat of arms of 1731 in the town hall)

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Mapf

February 22, 2019

During the reign of Augustus the Strong and his successor, the Electoral Postmile columns were erected on all important post and trade routes and in almost all cities of the Electorate of Saxony to indicate the official distances. This should provide the basis for a consistent calculation of postal charges. Since the Electorate of Saxony at that time was much larger than the present state of Saxony, such columns can also be found in Thuringia, Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt and in Poland (Wikipedia).

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Uwe Drescher

February 12, 2022

The city of Pulsnitz contains a monument worth seeing from the olden days. The same is on Wettin-Platze between the Schützenhaus and the Kgl. district courts. It is a postal column from the days of Augustus the Strong. It forms an obelisk made of sandstone, a four-sided column resting on a four-sided pedestal.

The column is about 5 m high and still in good condition. In addition to a list of place names with information on distances, it contains a picture of a post horn, the year 1731 and two Saxon-Polish coats of arms, each with a crown. The west side of the postal column contains various inscriptions. On the west side:

From Pulsnitz to

Bischofswerda 3 St.

Budissin 7 St.

Goerlitz 15 St.

Wroclaw 45 hours

Loebau 10 pcs.

Zittau 14 St.

Prague 28 hrs

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Location: Pulsnitz, Bautzen, Upper Lusatia, Saxony, Germany

Electoral Saxon Post Mile Column Pulsnitz

1. Market Fountain Pulsnitz – Pulsnitz Gingerbread Town loop from Pulsnitz

2. New Castle Pulsnitz – Pulsnitz Castle Park loop from Pulsnitz

3. Market Fountain Pulsnitz – Pulsnitz Gingerbread Town loop from Pulsnitz

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