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Electoral Saxon Post Milestone in Waldheim
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July 29, 2024
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Replica of the Electorate of Saxony distance column from 1724 made of Rochlitz porphyry
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September 13, 2022
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In 1721, Elector Friedrich August I instructed the princely chamber to erect stone postal columns in Saxony based on the Roman model (“instead of the wooden ones that had previously stood in some places, erect stone columns throughout, but especially on those country and postal roads, and on the same to have the paths and distances of the places indicated, meant"). Previously, Zürner had traveled through Saxony and measured it. The distances are given in hours on the post mile columns. A travel hour is 4.5 km = 1/2 post mile.
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