Polish-Saxon Post Milestone Elsterwerda

Polish-Saxon Post Milestone Elsterwerda is a historic site in Elsterwerda, Elbe-Elster, Brandenburg. Polish-Saxon Post Milestone Elsterwerda is situated nearby to the church St. Katharina, as well as near the library Stadtbibliothek.

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Type: Tourist attraction
Description: Saxon post milestone in Elsterwerda in Germany
Also known as: “Kursächsische Postmeilensäule”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Schloss Elsterwerda and Elsterschloss-Gymnasium.

Schloss Elsterwerda

Castle

Schloss Elsterwerda

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Schloss Elsterwerda is a castle, which is situated 220 metres south of Polish-Saxon Post Milestone Elsterwerda.

Elsterschloss-Gymnasium

School

Elsterschloss-Gymnasium

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Elsterschloss-Gymnasium is a school, which is situated 240 metres south of Polish-Saxon Post Milestone Elsterwerda.

Elsterwerda station

Railway station

Elsterwerda station

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Elsterwerda station is in the town of Elsterwerda in the German state of Brandenburg. It lies on the Berlin–Dresden railway. The station is known for a train crash in 1997, when a freight train with 22 petrol tankers derailed and exploded on the station premises. Elsterwerda station is situated 640 metres northwest of Polish-Saxon Post Milestone Elsterwerda.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Krauschütz and Kahla (Plessa).

Krauschütz

Suburb

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Krauschütz is a suburb.

Kahla (Plessa)

Village

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Kahla (Plessa) is a village, which is situated 3 km east of Polish-Saxon Post Milestone Elsterwerda.

Prösen

Village

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Prösen is a village, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Polish-Saxon Post Milestone Elsterwerda.

Polish-Saxon Post Milestone Elsterwerda

Categories: Saxon post milestone, tourism, and historic site
Location: Elsterwerda, Elbe-Elster, Brandenburg, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

51.45624° or 51° 27′ 22″ north

Longitude

13.52374° or 13° 31′ 25″ east

Inception

1738

Height

4.5 metres (15 feet)

Network

Kursächsische_Postmeilensäule

Open location code

9F3MFG4F+FF

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1367858986

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=milestone

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Czech to Spanish—“Polish-Saxon Post Milestone Elsterwerda” goes by many names.

Czech: “Milník saské kurfiřtství Elsterwerda”
Dutch: “Electorale Saksische postmijlpaal Elsterwerda”
French: “Borne milliaire Électorat de Saxe Elsterwerda”
German: “Kursächsische Postmeilensäule Elsterwerda”
Polish: “kamień milowy Elektorat Saksonii Elsterwerda”
Russian: “Саксонский дистанционный столб Elsterwerda”
Spanish: “Hito histórico Electorado de Sajonia Elsterwerda”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include St. Katharina and Stadtbibliothek.

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