Non-historical replica of the 21st (penultimate) telegraph station, which was built between Elsheim, Schwabenheim and Wackernheim in 1813 to close the network of the then new telegraphy between Metz and Mainz, France at the time. Reconstruction 2016 and funded with LEADER funds. Contribution of the local community of Stadecken-Elsheim to the 200th anniversary of Rheinhessen.
rheinhessen.de/a-napoleons-telegraf-in-stadecken-elsheim

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February 19, 2022

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The French optical telegraph line (semaphore line) from Metz to Mainz was opened on May 29, 1813. It comprised 22 stations over a length of about 225 kilometers (direct line) equipped with signal masts.

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February 1, 2023

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In the period from 1797 to 1814, French rule extended to Mainz. In the spring of 1813, the French erected a strange structure between Elsheim, Schwabenheim and Wackernheim. Above the building rose a tall ladder-like structure of wood and iron, with one long and two shorter movable slanting beams at the top. It was a telegraph station. More information on this at byc-news.de/freizeittipps/sehenswertes-rheinhessen-die-telegrafenstation-in-stadecken-elsheim

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