Post milestone pillar of the Electorate of Saxony Belgern
The post mile pillar in Belgern is one of the post mile pillars that were erected in the first half of the 18th century in the Electorate of Saxony on behalf of Elector Friedrich August I of Saxony by Land and Border Commissioner Adam Friedrich Zürner . The distance column adorned with coat of arms is on the market at the confluence of Elbstrasse in the Saxon town of Belgern in the district of North Saxony .
history
The column was erected in the market in 1730. The stonemason commissioned was Johann Georg Schuhmacher from Torgau . Restorations took place in 1798 and 1927. Due to severe weathering, the column had to be dismantled in 1963. The original was replaced in 1966 by a copy that was placed on the pot market. The original block of letters and the original piece of coat of arms are in the municipal museum of local history. Since the last restoration, the distance column is back on the market square.
construction
The distance column consists of seven parts. The base, pedestal and the crown of the pedestal form the substructure. The superstructure consists of an intermediate plate, shaft, coat of arms and tip.
literature
- Research group Kursächsische Postmeilensäulen (Hrsg.): Lexikon Kursächsische Postmeilensäulen. Transpress-Verlag, Berlin 1989, pp. 172-173, ISBN 3-344-00264-3
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Coordinates: 51 ° 28 '59.3 " N , 13 ° 7' 27.8" E