Station 40 Schanzberg
Station 40 Schanzberg is a historic site in Mittelherwigsdorf, Görlitz, Saxony. Station 40 Schanzberg is situated nearby to the nature reserve Naturdenkmal ‘Wiese am Schanzberg’, as well as near the peak Steinberg.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Historic site
- Description: Triangulation Column, 2nd Order Station, the Royal Saxon Triangulation in Saxony 1862-1890
- Also known as: “TP (hist)” and “TP Schanzberg”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Steinberg and Schönbrunner Berg.
Großer Berg
Peak
Photo: Moritz Wickendorf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Großer Berg is a mountain of Saxony, southeastern Germany. Großer Berg is situated 2½ km northwest of Station 40 Schanzberg.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eckartsberg and Großhennersdorf.
Eckartsberg
Village
Photo: Jwaller, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Eckartsberg is a village, which is situated 4 km south of Station 40 Schanzberg.
Großhennersdorf
Village
Großhennersdorf is a village and a former municipality in Görlitz district, Saxony, Germany. Since 1 January 2011, it is part of the town Herrnhut. The Bundesstraße 178 connects Großhennersdorf with Löbau and Zittau. Großhennersdorf is situated 4 km north of Station 40 Schanzberg.
Hirschfelde
Village
Photo: Neißehai, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hirschfelde is a village, which is situated 5 km east of Station 40 Schanzberg.
Station 40 Schanzberg
- Categories: triangulation pillar, benchmark, triangulation station, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Mittelherwigsdorf, Görlitz, Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.95542° or 50° 57′ 20″ northLongitude
14.81453° or 14° 48′ 52″ eastInception
1865Network
Königlich-Sächsische TriangulationOpen location code
9F2PXR47+5ROpenStreetMap ID
node 2501021465OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=survey_pointWikidata ID
Q49418879
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Station 40 Schanzberg” goes by many names.
- German: “Station 40 Schanzberg”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Schanzberg and Naturdenkmal ‘Wiese am Schanzberg’.
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