The stone is engraved with the Plater family coat of arms and the year “1729.” In that year, Count Jan Ludvig Plater purchased the Krāslava estate. The stone is named the “August Stone” in honor of King Augustus II of Poland, who visited Krāslava in 1729. The stone also served as a town boundary marker.
Address:
Augusta Street 12, Krāslava, Krāslavas nov., LV-5601
Phones:
Phone: +371 656 22201. Mob.phone: 29376090
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Coordinates:
55°53'48.1" N, 27°8'27.9" E
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District:
Kraslava
Working days a week:
Monday - Sunday
Working season:
All year
Parking lot:
No
Excursion:
Yes
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Description:
Stone is 2.8 m long, and high - 0.7 m. There is the coat of arms of counts Platers family and years number 1729 on the stone sides. Count Platers bought Kraslavas estate in this year and Kraslava got rights of the small village. From the legend comes, that in 1729. in Kraslava came king August the Strong from Poland to hunt, who was sitiing on this stone, therefore stone has its name.