Station 131 Bärenstein

Station 131 Bärenstein is a historic site in Bärenstein, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony. Station 131 Bärenstein is situated nearby to Kontrollpunkt Stoneman Miriquidi, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Berghotel Bärenstein.

Photo: Norbert Kaiser, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Historic site
Description: Triangulation Column, 2nd Order Station, the Royal Saxon Triangulation in Saxony 1862-1890
Also known as: “TP (hist)”, “TP Bärenstein”, and “Triangulationssäule Bärenstein”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bärenstein and Vejprty railway station.

Bärenstein

Peak

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Bärenstein is a mountain of Saxony, southeastern Germany.

Vejprty railway station

Railway station

Vejprty railway station

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Vejprty railway station is situated 1¼ km southeast of Station 131 Bärenstein.

Cranzahl Dam

Reservoir

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Cranzahl Dam is a dam in the Free State of Saxony in East Germany. It was built from 1949 to 1952 near Sehmatal–Cranzahl and the Bärenstein mountain in the Ore Mountains to supply drinking water to Annaberg-Buchholz and the surrounding area.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kühberg and Vejprty.

Kühberg

Village

Photo: Aagnverglaser, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kühberg is a village.

Vejprty

Town

Photo: Petr Kinšt, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Vejprty is a town in Chomutov District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,800 inhabitants. It lies along the border with Germany. Until World War II, it was a large town.

Cranzahl

Village

Photo: Botulph, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Cranzahl is a village.

Station 131 Bärenstein

Categories: triangulation pillar, triangulation station, benchmark, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Bärenstein, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

50.50843° or 50° 30′ 30″ north

Longitude

13.01902° or 13° 1′ 9″ east

Network

Königlich-Sächsische Triangulation

Open location code

9F2MG259+9J

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2139889618

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=survey_point

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

“Station 131 Bärenstein” goes by many names.

German: “Station 131 Bärenstein”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kontrollpunkt Stoneman Miriquidi and Berghotel Bärenstein.

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