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.

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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

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Station 34 Raschütz is a historic site, which is situated 1½ km northeast of milestone.

Großenhain Cottbuser Bahnhof

Railway station

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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.

Zschille-Villa

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Zschille-Villa is situated 3½ km east of milestone.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wildenhain and Weißig.

Wildenhain

Village

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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

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Weißig is a village, which is situated 2½ km west of milestone.

Großenhain

Town

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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″ north

Longitude

13.47555° or 13° 28′ 32″ east

Inception

1722

Height

1.5 metres (4.9 feet)

Network

Kursächsische_Postmeilensäule

Open location code

9F3M7FQG+P6

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2907697379

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=milestone

Wikidata ID

Q49450564

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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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