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This is the so-called "Mercator point" 📍 in northwestern Germany near the Dutch border. Cartographer Gerhard Mercator lived there for a few years as a child.

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[–] sik0fewl@piefed.ca 1 points 3 days ago

Ok. Maybe the inscription is different on the other side? It says 51 degrees in your picture, but 6 degrees in the photos I see on Google Maps.