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Landkreis Leipzig

Saxon Half‑Mile Post at Reichstor, Borna

Landkreis Leipzig

Saxon Half‑Mile Post at Reichstor, Borna

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Saxon Half‑Mile Post at Reichstor, Borna

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Location: Borna, Landkreis Leipzig, Saxony, Germany

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December 23, 2021

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A Saxon post mile column, colloquially also known as a Saxon post mile column or just post column, is a milestone that indicates distances and walking times with an accuracy of up to an eighth of an hour.

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The Saxon half-mile column was erected in 1722.

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"A post mile marker of the Electorate of Saxony, colloquially also called a Saxon post mile marker or simply a post mile marker, is a milestone that indicates distances and walking times to within one-eighth of an hour. The design of the markers varies depending on the distance they represent; they can be in the form of an obelisk, an ancient herm, or a stele." - de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurs%C3%A4chsische_Postmeilens%C3%A4ule

This is a half-mile marker. The marker was part of the Borna–Colditz postal road and originally stood in the so-called Royal Princes' Holtze. The original location was excavated. de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_der_Kulturdenkmale_in_Borna

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