Thank you!
marcel
--- In BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com, "Pepijn Hendriks"
<pepijnh@g...> wrote:
> "marcelmiquelcat" <marcelmiquel@v...> wrote:
>
> > http://www.stara-sumava.cz/trojmezensko/trojmezensko.htm
>
> > Can anybody translate the second link (tristolicnik). Was this an
> >ancient tripoint or just a boundary marker?
>
> The text at <http://www.stara-
> sumava.cz/trojmezensko/tristolicnik/tristolicnikgal.htm > reads:
>
> -----
> The Three throne point, also called Three prong (tooth) point or
> Øíruøec (?) derives its name from a rock formation, which has three
> flat stones, resembling royal thrones. Legend has it that the kings
> of Bohemia, Bavaria and Austria sat on them. The look-out point and
> the tourist cottage under the stones are in Bavaria.
> -----
>
> So it appears that this point is *not* exactly the ATCZDE tripoint,
> but entirely in Bavaria. The pictures on <http://www.stara-
> sumava.cz/trojmezensko/trojmezi/trojmezigal.htm> show the actual
> tripoint:
>
> -----
> A prominent point in the Bohemian Fores (= ©umava) is the three
> border point, where the borders of Bohemia, Austria and Germany
meet.
> The original trilateral border stone dating from 1765 has been
> replaced by new border stones. This interesting place has always
> attracted hikers.
> -----
>
> -Pepijn