"One can assume that the Napoleonstock was established on the road from Oberkleen to Oberwetz at the same time as the Kaiserlinde.
Let him remind you of the time of the Napoleonic wars
If one believes the oral traditions in our village, should
Remains of the French army defeated at Leipzig pulled through our area and rested here.
Older pixies tell that Napoleon is on his stick at this point
rested. Historically, 18,000 Russian soldiers set up camp in November 1813 on their way from Wetzlar to Butzbach in Dornholzhausen. It was a
Confusion, because the passing Russians actually wanted to Dornholzhausen in Bad Homburg.
The Napoleon stock was on the street of Oberkleen
Oberwetz a monument initially made of wood, so it is before
many years ago replaced by a concrete pile. In these
Days have members of the home and history club
Oberkleen e.V. cleaned the surrounding area and renewed the inscription of the pile. Today the Napoleonstock is a marked crossroads and starting point for hikers and mountain bikers.
The Elisabethenpfad, which leads from Marburg to Frankfurt, the Schinderhannesweg and a long-distance hiking trail of the Taunusclub meet at the Napoleonstock. "