What is this marker stone
I walk a lot in Germany and I found many stones much like this on my route this weekend:
Along this particular section of the walk.
Most of the stones have two digit numbers. The one shown has 3. The top letters are "BP" and the bottom letters are "POST".
I thought that they might be mile/kilo-stones. However, they appeared regularly within 50 meters of each other with different numbers. The numbers written were also not consecutive. It can also not refer to altitude, because the numbers do not correlate. Perhaps it is a proprietary system?
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These are markers of the former "Deutsche Bundespost". They show where to find cable trays.
Manchmal stehen sie unscheinbar am Wegesrand: Markierungssteine aus Beton mit einem eingegossenen BP.
Diese Markierungssteine markieren eine Kabeltrasse der Deutschen Bundespost, der Vorgängerbehörde der heutigen AGs Deutsche Post, Deutsche Telekom und Deutsche Postbank.
Freely interpreted:
Sometimes standing inconspicuous on the wayside: concreted marking stones with a moulded "BP" inside.
These stones mark cable trays of the "Deutschen Bundespost", the predecessor of todays "Deutsche Post AG", "Deutsche Telekom" and "Deutsche Postbank".
From "Heimatarchiv":
Das BP steht für die Bundespost, genauer die Deutsche Bundespost. Der Stein markiert den Verlauf der Telefonleitung von Köln nach Dormagen. Diese wurde vor Jahren vom damaligen Fernmeldeamt der Deutschen Bundespost verlegt und der Verlauf mit diesem Stein markiert.
Freely interpreted:
The "BP" stand for "Bundespost", the "Deutsche Bundespost" to be specific. The stone marks the way of the telephone cable from Cologne to "Dormagen". It was laid from the telecommunication center of the "Deutschen Bundespost" and its course marked with these stones.
Further reading:
- https://www.geschichtsspuren.de/forum/markierungen-steine-der-bundespost-t14523-10.html
- http://www.opencaching.de/viewcache.php?cacheid=176262
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