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The copper holes are former ore mining sites in the Steinachtal. You can also explore these small caves.
Tip by Andrea und Huskys 🐺
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The first inhabitants of the Güldenstein estate were probably forestry assistants or woodcutters. Bird trapping was also a lucrative sideline. The Güldenstein bird herd was located above the hillside on …
Tip by Andrea und Huskys 🐺
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On the parish pages on the Internet, it says:At the entrance to the Tiefenbachtal there is the Mariengrotte embedded in a rock. In the fifties, the existing niche in …
Tip by Klaaner
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An ore mine tunnel from the 18th century, you can walk in there about 25 meters, but take flashlight or mobile phone light!
Tip by Susanne
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The Rebecca Tunnel is a deep tunnel in the Höllental valley. It is one of the region's less significant former ore mines, as only a small amount of copper and iron ore was found here.
Tip by Andrea und Huskys 🐺
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There is no inn here, but the drinks cave is just as good! Always well chilled drinks that "sweeten" the great hike
Tip by Hilde 🚲
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A drinks cave created by the FFW Dürrenwaid. Thanks a lot for this.
Tip by Klaaner
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before the Thirty Years War and in the 19th century was below im
Alum tunnels "Johanneszeche" were mined
Source and further information
pottiga.de/data/pagefile/82/002.pdf
Tip by Harald Schramm (Schocker)
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