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Wettin Column

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Wettin Column

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Location: Wurzen, Landkreis Leipzig, Saxony, Germany

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Michi LE

October 11, 2021

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The Wettins, the important Saxon noble family, named themselves after their ancestral castle Wettin, which is located 20 kilometers northwest of Halle. The electoral dignity was obtained by this family …

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Dropsi🚴& Karlchen🚲⚡& Emily🦇

June 8, 2019

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As a landmark of the 800-year rule in the Mark Meissen and in memory of the German Reich government in 1871 and the Wurzener fallen in the Franco-Prussian War, this Obelisk in particular and the Wettinerplatz as a location in general important mosaic stones in the great history of the cathedral city.
The plaques with the heads of the Wettiner have been reversed after reconstruction.

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Schakal

May 18, 2025

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In 1889, the House of Wettin celebrated its 800th anniversary. On the occasion of this anniversary, the "Wettin Column," a black obelisk, was ceremoniously inaugurated. At the time, the column served as a memorial to the Wurzen residents who fell in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870/1871. Arbitrarily demolished in 1958, the obelisk was restored in the early 1990s at the initiative of the Wurzen History and Old Town Association. It was re-erected on September 29, 1996, in the presence of the grandson of the last Saxon king, Dr. Albert, Prince of Saxony.
Source: navigator.wurzen.de/inhaltsverzeichnis/details/poi-901000213-22901-Wettinsaeule.html

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Elevation 130 m

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