COELN XXVI MEILEN - Marsberg, NRW, DE
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member André de Montbard
N 51° 26.748 E 008° 50.144
32U E 488584 N 5699414
Old milestone marks 26 prussian miles to cologne near Marsberg.
Waymark Code: WMXTV5
Location: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Date Posted: 02/26/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
Views: 3

The old prussian mile is 7407,404 meters long, so it is really only 26 (prussian) miles from here to cologne.

The federal road 7 is known as the dutch street, it wents over cologne to the netherlands.

Marsberg is an very old settlement since iron age, known as the main oppidum of the "Marsii" tribe, the Eresburg.
Condition: Worn

Material: Stone

Inscription:
COELN XXVI MEILEN


Name of road: B 7 - Bredelaer Street (also known as dutch road)

Date placed: Not listed

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