Langer Ludwig — Darmstadt, Germany
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member prussel
N 49° 52.372 E 008° 39.072
32U E 474936 N 5524554
An old benchmark (Höhenmarke) at the base of the Ludwigsmonument in Darmstadt
Waymark Code: WMJP0J
Location: Hessen, Germany
Date Posted: 12/11/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Axel-F
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An old benchmark (Höhenmarke) at the northern base-side of the Ludwigsmonument (colloquial: Langer Lui or Langer Ludwig). The Benchmark is part of a municipal network, probably late 19th Century. The inscription of the benchmark is:

STAEDT. HOEHENMESSUNG
alte Höhe
143,45
m ü. NN

The digits on the benchmark shows a height of 143,45 m über Normalnull (NN), the vertical datum used in Germany from 1879 until 1992.

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