Polish-Saxon Post Milestone Großengottern

Polish-Saxon Post Milestone Großengottern is a historic site in Unstrut-Hainich, Thuringia. Polish-Saxon Post Milestone Großengottern is situated near the historic site Hornhardtsches Rittergut, as well as near Landmaschinenmuseum.

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Type: Historic site
Description: Saxon post milestone in Großengottern in Germany
Also known as: “Kursächsische Postmeilensäule”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: St Martin’s Church, Großengottern and Cemetery St. Martini (Großengottern).

St Martin’s Church, Großengottern

Church

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St Martin's Church in the lower part of the village of Großengottern in Thuringia, Germany, is a Late Gothic church building. Today, it is a Lutheran parish church.

Cemetery St. Martini (Großengottern)

Cemetery

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St Walpurgis’ Church, Großengottern

Church

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St Walpurgis' Church in the upper part of the village of Großengottern in Thuringia, Germany, is a Late Gothic church building dating from the 15th century. St Walpurgis’ Church, Großengottern is situated 800 metres west of Polish-Saxon Post Milestone Großengottern.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Großengottern and Altengottern.

Großengottern

Village

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Großengottern is a village and a former municipality in the Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis district of Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 January 2019, it is part of the municipality of Unstrut-Hainich.

Altengottern

Village

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Altengottern is a village and a former municipality in the Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis district of Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 January 2019, it is part of the municipality Unstrut-Hainich.

Schönstedt

Village

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Schönstedt is a village and a former municipality in the Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis district of Thuringia, Germany. On 1 January 2024 it became part of the municipality Unstrut-Hainich. Schönstedt is situated 3 km south of Polish-Saxon Post Milestone Großengottern.

Polish-Saxon Post Milestone Großengottern

Categories: Saxon post milestone, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Unstrut-Hainich, Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis, Thuringia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

51.14984° or 51° 8′ 59″ north

Longitude

10.5691° or 10° 34′ 9″ east

Established

1729

Height

3.5 metres (11 feet)

Network

Kursächsische_Postmeilensäule

Open location code

9F3G4HX9+WJ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1860015864

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=milestone

Wikidata ID

Q66104413

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In Other Languages

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

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

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Hornhardtsches Rittergut and Landmaschinenmuseum.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Gasthaus zum Hög and Daniel & Daniel.

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