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Windhäuser Hof and Napoleonic Optical Telegraph Station

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Windhäuser Hof and Napoleonic Optical Telegraph Station

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    Location: Stadecken-Elsheim, Mainz-Bingen, Rhenish Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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    March 19, 2020

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    In 1813, an optical telegraph line was used for a longer distance in regular operation for the first time in Germany. It is the line between Mainz and Metz that …
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    April 25, 2022

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    Worth a detour. the optical telegraph station is really worth seeing and well explained.
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    January 30, 2024

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    The information boards are really interesting to read
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    Elevation 240 m

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