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Rosenkopf (938 m) – Boundary Stones on the Rennsteig

Rosenkopf (938 m) – Boundary Stones on the Rennsteig

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Rosenkopf (938 m) – Boundary Stones on the Rennsteig

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Location: Thuringia, Germany

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Bernd

August 21, 2021

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Here you can find a lot of information about the history of the boundary stones and thus also about the origins of the Rennsteig.

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PeterH65 (a.k.a. "Waldorf")

July 19, 2019

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"... The 13 Dreiherrensteine and 789 boundary stones are reminiscent of times gone by. Of course, they are valuable historical witnesses and art-historical monuments. The oldest were set in the 16th century, the youngest in the 19th, some even after the turn of the century. The oldest Landmarks still to be admired are from 1572 ... "

http:// Grenzsteine.de/ Grenzsteine-deutsche-laender/rennsteig/index.html

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Vaneration X

June 3, 2020

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Anyone who is enthusiastic about really old and beautiful landmarks and the history behind them, like us, will get their money's worth here. :-) Boundary stones have been erected here since the 16th century to mark sovereign territories.

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