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Karlsruhe District

Landkreis Ludwigsburg

Benningen am Neckar

Jupiter Giant Column (Jupitergigantensäule) Benningen am Neckar

Karlsruhe District

Landkreis Ludwigsburg

Benningen am Neckar

Jupiter Giant Column (Jupitergigantensäule) Benningen am Neckar

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Jupiter Giant Column (Jupitergigantensäule) Benningen am Neckar

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Location: Benningen am Neckar, Landkreis Ludwigsburg, Kraichgau-Stromberg, Karlsruhe District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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Scout Jens

January 14, 2022

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It's just great how she stands there. The pharmacy here is also called the Römerapotheke.

In the town hall, 1972, finds from early history are exhibited in the basement. The …

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March 9, 2023

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The beautiful Jupiter giant column was only found in 1968 in Walheim, a Württemberg community north of Besigheim.
It now stands at Benningen town hall, right near the train station, instead of the remains of a ten meter high column that was found in 1971.

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Rüdiger M

January 14, 2025

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Due to the many missing parts, the column could not be reconstructed. In order to preserve a souvenir of the Jupiter Giant Column, the municipality decided in 1981 to have a copy of the Jupiter Giant Column from Walheim made. This was installed west of the town hall. There are also a number of votive stones around the town hall.

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Location: Benningen am Neckar, Landkreis Ludwigsburg, Kraichgau-Stromberg, Karlsruhe District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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Vineyard hut – View of the Neckar River loop from Benningen (Neckar)

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Handschriftenpark Hoheneck – Alt-Hoheneck historic town center loop from Benningen (Neckar)

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Pleidelsheim Glider Airfield – View of the Neckar River loop from Benningen (Neckar)

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