Distance stone (Leipziger Chaussee, Magdeburg)
The Prussian all-mile pillar Magdeburg is a historic listed Prussian distance stone in the south of the city of Magdeburg .
location
The distance stone is local monument directory listed and is located east of the road from Magdeburg to Halle (Saale) in the district Beyendorfer reason , immediately before the already Beyendorf soles belonging Gasthof Zum Engel .
meaning
The road from Magdeburg via Halle to Leipzig was with of the coastal route from Halberstadt to Leipzig the first planned road Prussia and the first major project of the reign of King Frederick William II. Decided it was in 1786, shortly after the death of his predecessor, begun in Year 1788. Since the Chaussee Berlin-Potsdam, which was built at the same time, was finished sooner due to its shorter length, both are considered the first Prussian Chaussee, because the section to Neugattersleben was also completed in 1792. These roads were equipped with Prussian milestones . After more than two hundred years of eventful history, numerous milestones are no longer available, which is why this distance stone is now the oldest preserved Prussian milestone, which makes it a special monument, because it should be followed by hundreds of such distance stones. In addition, it was first reproduced in drawings in 1792.
Design and history
The distance stone was erected between 1787 and 1792 at the Prussian State Office No. 65, which later became Bundesstrasse 71 , south of Magdeburg. It is a Prussian all-round milestone of the Magdeburg type. The column was designed as a sandstone obelisk on a base with a square floor plan. The distance stone was provided with a coat of arms and an inscription, which are difficult to recognize due to advanced weathering. The inscriptions read "1 mile from Magdeburg" (north and west side) and "4 1/2 miles from Bernburg" (south side) The reference point in Magdeburg was the Kaiser Otto monument on the market square, one mile was 7.532 kilometers. The coat of arms originally bore the monogram "FWR II" (Fridericus Wilhelmus Rex, i.e. King Friedrich Wilhelm), but it was probably destroyed during the Napoleonic period, because later it bore the monogram "FWR III".
When the milestones began to be meticulously documented, as fewer and fewer were preserved, it was found that the structure of the stone was already faulty in 1970 and that a quarter milestone cube had been used as the new base. The original parts could be identified later, however, were at Dodendorf . A fall of the distance stone was documented for the first time as early as 1979. Consideration was given to integrating the stone into a restaurant ("stagecoach"), hid the individual parts and planned a restoration by the VEB Denkmalpflege Magdeburg. The reconstruction took place on June 15, 1989. The incorrect composition had not yet been noticed.
On April 23, 1994 the stone had to be set up again. The background for this process could not yet be reconstructed. The distance stone was also found overturned on September 23, 2012. The base was detached from the foundation and the obelisk from the base. However, there was no evidence of major damage to the substance. On September 28, 2012, the two parts of the spacer stone were recovered. In response to a request from the Magdeburg city council, the city administration announced that the spacer stone was stored in the central building yard at Magdeburg's winter port . The reason for the fall is unknown, but it was found that the metal pipe used as a connecting element was damaged by corrosion . A re-installation at the previous location was planned for spring 2013. However, due to a tip from the "Milestones Research Group", it was checked whether a foundation further south in Dodendorf was the original foundation of the spacer stone and whether it can be moved to the location in Beyendorfer Grund.
The re-installation was planned for spring 2014. At the beginning of December 2014, the new list took place. The delays were explained in particular by the Elbe floods in 2013, which created other priorities. The distance stone was actually placed on a foundation, as suggested, so that it is now slightly higher than before the fall. At the same time, the orientation of the spacer stone was changed, the side that was previously facing west is now facing south. After the restoration, the inscription 1 Meile von Magdeburg can be read again on the side now facing west . Dodendorf got his quarter mile cube back in exchange.
In the early morning of January 23, 2018 at around 2:20 a.m., a Ford car driving in a serpentine line from the north hit the whole milestone. He broke off above the base and fell over. The 30-year-old driver and the 20-year-old passenger were seriously injured and the car burned out. The distance stone was salvaged by the Magdeburg city administration. The lower, largely undamaged base initially remained on site, but was then also removed. After a restoration, the all-mile column was put back in its old location in August 2018.
literature
- Monument Directory Saxony-Anhalt, Volume 14, State Capital Magdeburg , State Office for Monument Preservation and Archeology Saxony-Anhalt, Michael Imhof Verlag, Petersberg 2009, ISBN 978-3-86568-531-5 , p. 371.
- Olaf Grell: The oldest originally preserved Prussian milestone is complete again , in: Meilenstein-Journal Nr. 69 (2015), pp. 4-11. Online edition (pdf).
- Fred Sawusch: Milestones along the B 71 / B 6 between Magdeburg and Halle / Saale, in: Arbeitsmaterial 36 (1998), pp. 19–22. Online edition (html).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Olaf Grell: The oldest originally preserved Prussian milestone is complete again , in: Meilenstein-Journal No. 69 (2015), pp. 4-11. Online edition (pdf).
- ↑ Fred Sawusch: The Prussian milestones along the B 71 / B 6 between Magdeburg and Halle / S. - An inventory , Bernburg 1998. Online edition (html).
- ^ Twitter message from City Councilor Olaf Meister
- ↑ Inquiry F 0215/12 and statement of the city administration S 0341/12 of 7 December 2012
- ↑ Inquiry F 0157/13 and Opinion S 0245/13 of November 22, 2013
- ↑ Twitter message from City Councilor Olaf Meister from December 8, 2014
- ↑ Two seriously injured people near Magdeburg on www.volksstimme.de, published online on January 23, 2018
Coordinates: 52 ° 4 ′ 9.7 ″ N , 11 ° 36 ′ 58.1 ″ E