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Old Postal Road to Berlin

Old Postal Road to Berlin

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Old Postal Road to Berlin

Name: Old Postal Road to Berlin
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Location: Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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1. Hohenziatz Village – Hohenziatzer Ponds loop from Hohenziatz

13.5km

03:28

50m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Old Postal Road to Berlin – Hohenziatzer Ponds loop from Hohenziatz

4.54km

01:10

10m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Old Ladies’ Bench – Old Postal Road to Berlin loop from Hohenziatz

4.18km

01:03

10m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Zarika

November 15, 2024

Near the church in Hohenziatz, a signpost points to a historic sandy path - the Old Post Road to Berlin (Reichsstraße no. 1). Until 1819, there was a post office with a horse change in Hohenziatz.
This path is well suited for hiking and cycling, but difficult to use with a racing bike

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Rüdiger M

January 14, 2025

Hohenziatz owes its existence to the Slavic settlement of Ziazinauizi, today Lüttgenziatz. Ziazinauizi was first mentioned in a document from the German King Otto III in 992 about a barter deal with the Memleben monastery. During the German colonization of the East Elbian areas, a town with immigrants from the western areas was established about three kilometers south of the Slavic settlement. It was first mentioned in writing in 1187 under the name "villa Zojas" in the inventory of the Leitzkau monastery. In the further course of history, the place name changed via Ciaz in various spellings from 1562 onwards to Hohenziatz, with "Hohen..." referring to a German settlement, while "Lüttgen"-ziatz referred to the Slavic inhabitants.

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Rüdiger M

January 14, 2025

The town developed quickly, thanks to its location on the old Brandenburg-Magdeburg military road, an important trade route that crossed the Ihle at Hohenziatz. In 1308, ownership passed from the Archbishopric of Magdeburg to the Lehnin Monastery. In 1420, the monastery enfeoffed the noble family of Arnstedt with Hohenziatz, and from 1620 to 1725, the town was in the hands of the Brand von Lindau family. In 1533, a customs station was set up in Brandenburg and a relay station for changing horses was created. This later developed into the Clevesche Post office for the Magdeburg-Berlin postal route, which existed until 1819. It was only when the Magdeburg-Burg-Berlin highway was completed in 1819 that Hohenziatz lost its convenient location. From then on, the only important activity for the town was agriculture.

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Old Postal Road to Berlin

1. Hohenziatz Village – Hohenziatzer Ponds loop from Hohenziatz

2. Old Postal Road to Berlin – Hohenziatzer Ponds loop from Hohenziatz

3. Old Ladies’ Bench – Old Postal Road to Berlin loop from Hohenziatz

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