During the reign of Augustus the Strong and his successor, the so-called Saxon Post Mile Pillars were erected throughout the Electorate of Saxony. In cities, along postal and trade routes, they helped to estimate distances correctly. For this purpose, the sandstone pillars indicated distances and walking times that were accurate to within an eighth of an hour. Since the route has changed in many places up to the present day, the information has also become outdated accordingly. But at that time, however, the land and border commissioner Adam Friedrich Zürner was amazingly accurate.
A warm welcome to Pixelwerk, photographs from the heart of Saxon Switzerland. My name is Kevin Walther, I am a photographer at Zwo hoch 3 - PixelWerk. From Königstein I set off to rediscover the beautiful Elbe Sandstone Mountains in new ways. This creates pictures of exciting landscapes.. Read more…