Station 87 Adlerstein

Station 87 Adlerstein is a historic site in Pockau-Lengefeld, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony. Station 87 Adlerstein is situated nearby to the museum Lengefeld Lime Works, as well as near the historic site Kgl.-sächs. Postmeilenstein Kalkwerk.

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Type: Historic site
Description: Triangulation Column, 2nd Order Station, the Royal Saxon Triangulation in Saxony 1862-1890
Also known as: “TP Adlerstein”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Adlerstein and Lengefeld Lime Works.

Adlerstein

Peak

Photo: Liesel, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Adlerstein is a 676-metre-high summit in the Saxon Ore Mountains near Lengefeld. At the top there is a historic triangulation station which was part of the Royal Saxon triangulation network.

Lengefeld Lime Works

Museum

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The Lengefeld Lime Works was a limestone mine southwest of Lengefeld in the Saxon town of Pockau-Lengefeld in the Ore Mountains. In 2016, the mine was closed. Lengefeld Lime Works is situated 1 km east of Station 87 Adlerstein.

The Lauterbacher Knochen is a 683-metre-high peak about one kilometre north of the village of Lauterbach in the municipality of Marienberg in the Ore Mountains. At the summit there is a historic station which was part of the Royal Saxon Triangulation Network.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lengefeld and Heinzebank.

Lengefeld

Town

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Lengefeld is a town and a former municipality in the district Erzgebirgskreis, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Ore Mountains, 23 km southeast of Chemnitz. Lengefeld is situated 3 km northeast of Station 87 Adlerstein.