The Dreiländerstein near Friedland, Neu-Eichenberg and Hohengandern is a striking border marker because it has stood at a point where political frontiers repeatedly shifted over time. Before the modern German states existed, this spot marked the meeting point of older territorial claims; later it separated the Electorate of Hesse, the Kingdom of Hanover and the Kingdom of Prussia, which is still reflected in the stone’s historical inscriptions. After German reunification, it once again became a symbol of three neighbouring states meeting there: Hessen, Niedersachsen and Thüringen.
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