Saxon postal mileage column Landsberg

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Saxon post mile column in Landsberg on the market square

The Kursächsische Postmeile Pillar Landsberg is a listed Kursächsische Postmeile Pillar of the city of Landsberg in Saxony-Anhalt . In the local register of monuments it is listed as a small monument under registration number 094 55191 .

General

In addition to the Prussian milestones are in Saalekreis nor the elderly a few decades Saxon post mile columns as witnesses the history of transport. Most of the post mile pillars were dismantled in 1815 by order of the Prussian government . The few that have survived are mostly stones that were rediscovered by chance.

history

The Landsberg post mile column is a distance column made in 1730 in the form of an obelisk . It was set up on the market square in Landsberg, as the post roads from Leipzig to Hamburg and Berlin crossed here. After it was dismantled, it was walled up in a stable building and rediscovered in 1954. The original coat of arms was brought to the museum. A replica of the post mile column has been back at its former location in Landsberg since 1989.

Web links

Commons : Kursächsische Postmeilensäule Landsberg  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Short question and answer Olaf Meister (Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen), Prof. Dr. Claudia Dalbert (Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen), Ministry of Culture March 19, 2015 Printed matter 6/3905 (KA 6/8670) List of monuments Saxony-Anhalt
  2. ↑ Post mile column Göhren , Saalekreis in the picture, accessed on September 21, 2018
  3. ↑ Post mile column Landsberg , Saalekreis in the picture, accessed on September 25, 2018

Coordinates: 51 ° 31 '28.7 "  N , 12 ° 9' 34.6"  E