Geleitstein zwischen Frieda und Großtöpfer, Heritage boundary stone between Frieda and Großtöpfer, Germany
The Geleitstein between Frieda and Großtöpfer is a cylindrical stone marker with a cubic stone top standing 1.84 meters high. It displays the Hessian lion coat of arms on its western face and sits at the boundary between Hesse and Thuringia.
A first stone was erected around 1540 to mark the Landgraviate of Hesse's border. The current stone was created in 1731 as a replacement and carries this date on its north face.
This marker was part of a system that protected travelers moving between territories. The Hessian lion on the western side shows where one ruler's authority ended and another's began.
The stone stands near the L3467 road at the border between Hesse and Thuringia. A nearby parking area offers visitors a convenient starting point for a walk to see it.
This is the only known escort boundary stone of its kind in Hesse, standing as a rare physical record of how territories managed visitor protection centuries ago. The markings on its surface reveal the precise boundary between two historical domains.
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