Höhenmarke Pfarrkirche St. Martin - Euskirchen - Nordrhein-Westfalen / Germany
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N 50° 39.729 E 006° 47.085
32U E 343438 N 5614596
Old benchmark (Höhenfestpunkt) left from the portal of the bell tower.
Waymark Code: WMWAGG
Location: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Date Posted: 08/02/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Axel-F
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An old benchmark (Höhenfestpunkt) left from the portal of the bell tower of the Catholic parish church of St. Martin in Euskirchen.

The Benchmark was part of the network "Königlich Preußische Landesaufnahme" (Royal Prussian The inscription of the benchmark is:

PREUSS. LANDES-AUFNAHME
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Source: (visit link) :
"Die Preußische Neuaufnahme war die umfassende geodätisch-topografische Vermessung des Staatsgebietes Preußens in den Jahren 1877 bis 1915."

EN (Translation):
"The Prussian new entry was the comprehensive geodetic-topographic survey of the state territory of Prussia in the years 1877 to 1915."
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