Notable Post Roads in Europe and Asia
- Jalan Raya Pos (English: Great Post Road; Dutch: De Grote Postweg), from Anyer to Panarukan, Indonesia, which was built during the governancy of Herman Willem Daendels of Dutch East Indies from 1808 to 1811.
- Dutch Post Road, (German: Niederländischer Postkurs) established in 1490, connected the Netherlands with coaching inns in Germany and Italy.
- Antwerp-Venice Post Road, similar to the Dutch Post Road.
- Bremen-Hamburg Post Road, approved by the king of Sweden on July 5, 1665 to establish regular mail service. A second route was routed from Cuxhaven through the Land of Wursten to Lehe.
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