Polish-Saxon Post Milestone Schwosdorf

Polish-Saxon Post Milestone Schwosdorf is a historic site in Kamenz, Bautzen, Saxony. Polish-Saxon Post Milestone Schwosdorf is situated nearby to the peak Spitzberg, as well as near Rinnberg.

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Type: Historic site
Description: Saxon post milestone in Schwosdorf (Kamenz) in Germany
Also known as: “Kursächsische Postmeilensäule”
Inscription: “23”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hydraulic ram and Schauanlage und Museum der Granitindustrie.

Hydraulic ram

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A hydraulic ram pump, ram pump, or hydram is a cyclic water pump powered by hydropower. It takes in water at one "hydraulic head" and flow rate, and outputs water at a higher hydraulic head and lower flow rate. Hydraulic ram is situated 4 km east of Polish-Saxon Post Milestone Schwosdorf.

Schauanlage und Museum der Granitindustrie

Museum

Schauanlage und Museum der Granitindustrie

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Schauanlage und Museum der Granitindustrie is situated 3 km south of Polish-Saxon Post Milestone Schwosdorf.

Hutberg

Peak

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Hutberg is a peak, which is situated 3½ km east of Polish-Saxon Post Milestone Schwosdorf.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Petershain and Rohrbach.

Petershain

Village

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Petershain is a village.

Rohrbach

Village

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Rohrbach is a village, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Polish-Saxon Post Milestone Schwosdorf.

Liebenau

Village

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Liebenau is a village, which is situated 3 km northeast of Polish-Saxon Post Milestone Schwosdorf.

Polish-Saxon Post Milestone Schwosdorf

Categories: Saxon post milestone, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Kamenz, Bautzen, Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

51.2709° or 51° 16′ 15″ north

Longitude

14.02815° or 14° 1′ 41″ east

Inception

1723

Height

1.5 metres (4.9 feet)

Network

Kursächsische_Postmeilensäule

Open location code

9F3P72CH+97

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1709178445

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=milestone

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

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

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

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Spitzberg and Rinnberg.

Nearby Places

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