milestone
milestone is a historic site in Großenhain, Meissen, Saxony. milestone is situated nearby to the fire station Freiwillige Feuerwehr Skassa, as well as near the playground Spielplatz Skassa.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Historic site
- Description: Saxon post milestone and replica in Skassa (Großenhain) in Germany
- Also known as: “Kursächsische Postmeilensäule” and “Polish-Saxon Post Milestone Skassa”
- Inscription: “AR”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Station 34 Raschütz and Großenhain Cottbuser Bahnhof.
Station 34 Raschütz
Historic site
Photo: Elsaxo, Public domain.
Station 34 Raschütz is a historic site, which is situated 1½ km northeast of milestone.
Großenhain Cottbuser Bahnhof
Railway station
Großenhain Cottbus station was opened on 14 October 1862 by the Großenhain Branch Railway Company as the Leipzig station, located on the line from Priestewitz to Cottbus. Großenhain Cottbuser Bahnhof is situated 3½ km east of milestone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wildenhain and Weißig.
Wildenhain
Village
Photo: Grossenhayn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wildenhain is a village and a former municipality in the district of Meißen, in Saxony, Germany. Since 1 October 2009, it is part of the town Großenhain.
Weißig
Village
Photo: Radler59, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Weißig is a village, which is situated 2½ km west of milestone.
Großenhain
Town
Photo: Radler59, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Großenhain is a Große Kreisstadt in the district of Meissen, Saxony, Germany. It was originally known as Hayne. The current name simply means "big Hayne". Großenhain is situated 4 km east of milestone.
milestone
- Categories: Saxon post milestone, replica, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Großenhain, Meissen, Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
51.28931° or 51° 17′ 22″ northLongitude
13.47555° or 13° 28′ 32″ eastInception
1722Height
1.5 metres (4.9 feet)Network
Kursächsische_PostmeilensäuleOpen location code
9F3M7FQG+P6OpenStreetMap ID
node 2907697379OpenStreetMap feature
historic=milestoneWikidata ID
Q49450564
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Spanish—“milestone” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Milník saské kurfiřtství Skassa”
- Dutch: “Electorale Saksische postmijlpaal Skassa”
- French: “Borne milliaire Électorat de Saxe Skassa”
- German: “Kursächsische Postmeilensäule Skassa”
- Polish: “kamień milowy Elektorat Saksonii Skassa”
- Russian: “Саксонский дистанционный столб Skassa”
- Spanish: “Hito histórico Electorado de Sajonia Skassa”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Freiwillige Feuerwehr Skassa and Spielplatz Skassa.
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