Østerport Milestone - Copenhagen, Denmark
N 55° 41.505 E 012° 35.286
33U E 348396 N 6174409
This stone Milestone is located outside the Østerport Station at the intersection of Oslo Plads and Øster Voldgade in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Waymark Code: WMJEBD
Location: Denmark
Date Posted: 11/07/2013
Views: 23
This intricately carved 4 foot high stone has milestone information on the bottom and relief art sculptures on the top. Each of the four sides has different information carved into it. It is situated on a traffic island near the crosswalk across Oslo Plads.
Side one reads:
NÆR VED DENNE STEN
STOD ØSTERPORT
>>FRA STENEN<<
MAALES VEJENE
MOD RUDERSDAL
OG RUNGSTED
Which roughly translates into English as:
NEARBY THIS STONE
STOOD THE EASTERN GATE
>>FROM THIS STONE<<
ROADS ARE MEASURED
TOWARDS RUDERSDAL
AND RUNGSTED
Side two reads:
RUNGSTED
23KM
HUMLEBÆK
34KM
HELSINGØR
43KM
Side three reads:
HØRSHOLM
23KM
FREDENSS
BORG 37KM
HELSINGØR
45KM
Side four reads:
HILLERØD
34KM
FREDERIKS
VÆRK 36KM
HELSINGE
47KM
On the four sides of the milestone, two relief art sculptures are depicted and both are replicated on opposite sides of the milestone. One depicts a knight standing in the doorway of a castle with a star and moon overhead. The other sculpture depicts three lions elongated, as if running, with seven small hearts dispersed between them.
Special thanks to Kallehauge and Gade for their invaluable contributions to this waymark!