Wappenstein or Juliusstein, year 1544, Bohemian lion and crossed swords

The name of this milestone is not as important as the year of "his birth". 1544 is a very interesting date, as it should be the oldest boundary stone that has survived to this day.
 
Wappenstein (Juliusstein) stands at the junction of the historical borders of the Czech Republic, Bavaria and Saxony on an old forest road connecting the villages of Kostelní near us and Erlbach in Germany. For a long time this place was…