Copenhagen City Hall Milestone - Copenhagen, Denmark
Posted by: neoc1
N 55° 40.551 E 012° 34.112
33U E 347104 N 6172683
A milestone found in the Copenhagen City Hall Plaza give the distances to various cities in Denmark.
Waymark Code: WMF6NQ
Location: Denmark
Date Posted: 09/01/2012
Views: 84
A nicely carved 4' high stone in the Copenhagen City Hall Plaza has a top that resembles a crown and contains royal motif on all four sides. It is inscribed on all four sides. The first side mentioned Vesterport, the main railroad station in Copenhagen, the phrase "from this stone" and the names of two nearby cities - Roskilde and Køge
Side 1.
Nær Ved Dennesten (near by (places?))
Stod. Vesterport (Vesterport Station)
Frastenen (from this stone)
Maales.Veiene (?.roads)
Mod.Roskilde (?.Roskilde)
Køge
The other three sides give the names and distances of Danish Cities
Side 2.
Køge Over
Taastrup
40 Km
Vordingborg
94 Kilometers
Side 3.
Roskilde
30 Km
Ringsted
60 Km
Korsørs
107 Km
Side 4.
Holbæk
62 Km
Kallundborg
102 Km
Jyderup.
80 Km
Condition: Immaculate
Date placed: 01/01/1910
Material: Stone
Inscription: See inscriptions and possible translations above in the long description.
Name of road: Betweeen H.C. Andersen Blvd and Rashuspladsen
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