Dresden to Teplitz Post Road

The Old and New Dresden- Teplitz Post Road are among the Erzgebirgspässen and formed part of the become known as Kulm climbing old system of paths leading from the Dresden Elbe Valley from over the Eastern Ore Mountains to Bohemia. Today the Old Dresden- Teplitz Post Road applies in their Saxon section as the most fully occupied with preserved Postmeilensäule pillars historical transport connection.

Course

The Exile of both roads began in Dresden on Pirnaischer goal, today's Pirnaischer place. The route led across the street Pirnaische the Great Garden after chasing.

The Old Dresden- Teplitz Post Road ran from the center Strehlener Altstrehlen further out of town along the road Dohnaer. Thus, their performance in the city of Dresden over long sections with the present Federal Road 172 is identical. Between Lockwitz Kleinluga the B 172 leaves the old post road route which bypasses the Malte ditch as Old Country Road and then continues as Lockwitzer road over the Lugberg after Dohna. The route went from here across Köttewitz, Lower Seidewitztal, Nentmannsdorf, Göppersdorf, Börnersdorf, width- and Fiirstenwalde on Bohemian border. In Bohemia they initially led further on the ridge plateau at Ebersdorf ( Habartice ) for Geiersberger Pass, then down valley to the vulture Castle ( Kyšperk ) passing over the monastery Mariaschein ( Bohosudov ) and Soborten ( Sobědruhy ) to Teplitz ( Teplice ) to lead.

The New Dresden- Teplitz Post Road led directly from Dresden to Pirna and from here on Zehista, Cotta, Berggießhübel, God Leuba and Hellendorf to this border crossing Bahratal. Here reached the street about Peter Wald ( Petro Vice ) to 680 m above sea level. NN located Nollendorfer Pass, from which the mountain descent over Tellnitz ( Telnice ) and Kulm ( Chlumec u Chabařovic ) to Teplitz ( Teplice ) was performed.

History

Country roads like these two post roads have emerged as roads that connect the countries in the Middle Ages. They very often use compounds that were used in early periods of trade through merchants and travelers on foot, on horseback or by carriage. The best scenic routes have been selected, especially when it came to cross rivers and mountains.

First introduced the salt road as a trade route through the Ore from Prague to Halle ( Saale). She went through Teplitz and on the old post road that was geared to the Chelmno riser, on the Vulture's Peak, past the " Yellowhammer Cross" by Ebersdorf and from there to the " Black Cross " (both built before 1785 ), according to Müglitz and further to Saxony.

It originated as a road system that has different branches, depending on the sub-goal. In addition to the post roads mentioned above are in the middle and Osterzgebirgischen area nor the Müglitztalstraße ( runs in the valley of Müglitz of Dohna about Glashütte, Dittersdorf, Baerenstein, Lauenstein to Geising ) and the ridge road ( between Altenberg, Neuhermsdorf, Hermsdorf / Erzgeb., Reichenau, Hartmann village, Mrs. stone, Rechenberg- Bienenmuhle and Holzhau ) to mention.

The roads were developed in the following years further. As of 1803, started to convert the compound of Teplitz to Prague, from 1810 was the basic development of the new Dresden- Teplitz Post Road. With industrialization took off the middle of the 19th century a significant change in meaning of the two post roads one. The traffic moved on the one hand by the high roads to the newly built valley roads. So until then quite meaningless mountain pass at Cínovec (from 1846) and the expansion of the compound Dresden- Dippoldiswalde - Schmiedeberg - Altenberg ( 1842 ) was the construction of the Müglitztalstraße upgraded, while the adjacent Old Dresden - Teplitz Post Road over the pass to Vulture castle ( Kyšperk ) deserted and the border crossing near Fiirstenwalde 1860 closed.

The construction of the Dresden- Bodenbacher Railway (1848 /51) was the importance of the new Dresden- Teplitz Post Road back as a national connection, but the loss of importance was not as drastic as in the old Dresden- Teplitz Post Road.

Identification

The Elector of Saxony, August the Strong at the beginning of the 18th century, accelerated efforts to promote philately and postal system presuppose the surveying and mapping of the road system in Saxony. With this work from 1712 to the later Saxon land and boundary appointed Commissioner Adam Friedrich Wroth ( 1679-1742 ) entrusted. As a result of its several years of land surveying, the Elector ordered in 1721 the selection of all major roads and postal links using post stone pillars. Both placed in front of the city gates and in the market places and the distance columns erected on the roadside full and half milestones indicated the distances according to the nearest on the mail route important places. The quarter also marked milestones in the road.

New Dresden- Teplitz Post Road

The New Dresden- Teplitz Post Road was probably already in 1722, and thus measured three years before the Altendresden - Teplitz Post Road, by Wroth. In the comparison of the two streets, this speaks for the higher value of about Peterswald ( Petro Vice ) and the Nollendorfer pass to Bohemia leading the way. As early as 1723 was the mark of the connection by means of full and half miles pillars and quarter milestones. In Berggießhübel and Bad Gottleuba Postmeilensäule columns were erected. These two pillars are today the only remaining landmarks from the time Zürners. All other columns and stones fell from 1810 probably the incipient development of the road to the victim. The surviving along the road today royal Saxon milestones near Dohma or Cotta already refer to the new miles in length, introduced in 1840. The boundary post on the round part in Bahratal provides a special dar. Although it still has the distance information as to Zürners times in leagues, but carved is the year 1820. The column has been demonstrably set much earlier, for it is recorded on a 1784 miles sheet already indicated as "border - pillar".

Princess pillar Berggießhübel

Electorate of Saxony distance column Bad Gottleuba

Boundary post on the round part in Bahratal

Old Dresden- Teplitz Post Road

The Old Dresden- Teplitz Post Road surveyed Zürner 1725th Four years later, the list of columns and milestones between Dresden and the Saxon- Bohemian border began. To 1732 along the road 19 such marks are set. Of these, starting today and including the distance column in Dohna consistently find to the border again every 14 stones. Thus the Old Dresden- Teplitz Post Road is the most fully occupied with Postmeilensäule pillars and milestones historical traffic connection in their Saxon section. Your trail markers and the following six sections preserved original parts of the route are now under monument protection:

  • Ravine at the Eulmühle at low Seidewitztal
  • Dirt road on Erlichtteich at Göppersdorf
  • Dirt road between Göppersdorf and Börnersdorf
  • Forest path through the Ewald Harth between width- and Fiirstenwalde
  • Path to the Black Cross at Fiirstenwalde

While the loss of the once located between Dresden and Dohna distance columns and milestones is probably mainly attributable to the urban growth in the upper Elbe valley, the losses of the former still existing between Dohna and the boundary markers are probably more to acts of war and / or agricultural and forestry activities due.

Along the Altendresden - Teplitz Post Road are still following distance, all- mile, half- mile and quarter columns milestones available:

  • Dohna: there is on the market a Postmeilensäule from 1732 It marks the beginning of the rise of the Old Dresden- Teplitz Post Road on the hills of the eastern Ore Mountains. . On the road to Köttewitz the quarter milestone No. 7 is from the year 1732. This first surviving on the Post Road milestone was completed after 1910 and 1956 restored.
  • Meusegast: At the edge of the leading Köttewitz after Seidewitztal road is below Meusegast the whole milestone No. 8 from 1729 He was last renovated in 1997 and slightly back from the road. . During construction of the immediately adjacent A 17 column extended period of time was surrounded by a wooden corset and was thus protected against possible damage.
  • Lower Seidewitztal: On the slope of the narrow ravine, the plateau between Seidewitztal and Bahra climbs from Seidewitztal at the Eulmühle over, in front of the entrance of low Seidewitztal the quarter milestone No. 9 from 1729 It was in 1965 re-erected and repaired in 1983 and 2012. again rotated original, backed up and reorganized.
  • Nentmannsdorf: The half- mile column No. 10 of 1729 in front of the entrance. It was re-erected in 1968 after supplementation of head and base after her stem piece was excavated a year earlier at roadworks. After an accident, the column was stored and built over the site during the construction of the A 17 Dresden- Prague. Here, the original base and the foundation were lost. The column was reconstructed on behalf of DEGES and 2012, re-erected near to a bus stop.
  • Göppersdorf: North of the village is located on the Ehrlichtteich dating from the year 1729 all- mile column No. 12 It was in 1965, reorganized from fragments that were found in 1958 in the pond. The column broke apart in 1986, but was re-erected.
  • Börnersdorf: At the northern entrance is on the road to Göppersdorf - Wingendorf the half- mile column No. 14 of 1732 It was only rediscovered in 1985 and erected in 1989.. After removal of the enclosure in the train of the construction of the A17, the column plunged and broke. The column was reconstructed on behalf of DEGES 2012 and re-erected. At the southern end of the village in the direction of width- there is also the 1732 Quarter set milestone No. 15 In 1955, this stone was freed from graffiti and scratches and put back into the original position at right angles to the road; In 1978 after damage as a result of a traffic accident, a further restoration.
  • Breitenau: Located on the street of width- to Liebenau a full mile column from 1732 The column is seen from Dresden from the 16 marker on the Old Dresden- Teplitz Post Road. . In 1889 on the occasion of the feast of Wettin ( 800 years Wettin rulers as the Margraviate of Meissen ) a restoration in which the apostate tip placed back and the column was whitewashed. 1956 cracks were repaired and nachgehauen the weathered inscriptions. A new restoration took place after the 1985 column had suffered damage in a traffic accident. Today there is a replica and the original is on display in the Breitenauer church.
  • Liebenau: At the north entrance of the forest piece Harth Ewald is the 1732 established neighborhood milestone No. 17 He shows both sides of an upside down post horn. The stone broke in 1955, anprallte than a tractor, but was set in the same year by the sculptor company Kajer from Berggießhübel restored to operation and set up again. In today's stone is a copy. The original is currently in the Eastern Ore Mountan Lauenstein.
  • Fiirstenwalde: On the coming of Liebenau road half mile column No. 18 of 1729 is you crashed early 19th century to. . After fragments were recovered in the 1950s and 1960s, the column in 1967 was reorganized. She was until 2012 the last remaining path marker before the Saxon- Bohemian border.

Three non-existing quarter milestones in Borna - Gersdorf (location on the road from Laurich according Hostels ), Göppersdorf - Wingendorf (location on the dirt road motorway bridge) and Fiirstenwalde (location at the junction to the Black Cross), including the explanation panels next to all Kursächsische post mile column of Dohna to Fiirstenwalde lt planning decision were made and placed on the federal highway 17 to 11 June 2012 as the residual power of the DEGES.

Quarter milestone # 7 in Dohna

Quite mile column No. 8 near Meusegast

At Nentmannsdorf half mile column No. 10 ( restored and added 2012)

Quite mile column No.12 on Ehrlichtteich near Göppersdorf

Quarter milestone No. 13 at Göppersdorf - Wingendorf ( replica 2012)

Half- mile column No. 14 at Börnersdorf ( restored 2012)

Quarter milestone # 15 in Börnersdorf

Quarter milestone # 17 with standing on his head Posthorn in Harth Ewald at Liebenau

Half- mile column No. 18 near Fiirstenwalde

Quarter milestone # 19 in Prince Walde ( replica 2012)

" Black Cross " at the border crossing of Old Dresden- Teplitz Post Road from Saxony to Bohemia

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