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Amberg-Sulzbach

Auerbach i.d. OPf.

Leonie Iron Ore Mine

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Upper Palatinate

Amberg-Sulzbach

Auerbach i.d. OPf.

Leonie Iron Ore Mine

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Location: Auerbach i.d. OPf., Amberg-Sulzbach, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

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1. Mill Path – Leonie Iron Ore Mine loop from Auerbach in der Oberpfalz

8.62km

02:19

110m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. View of aurochs and horses – Leonie Iron Ore Mine loop from Degelsdorf

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3. Leonie Iron Ore Mine – View of the aurochs loop from Auerbach in der Oberpfalz

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01:25

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Tobias Büttel

April 8, 2023

Former mine Leonie. It was decommissioned in 1987. The former winding tower is striking. An information board provides background information.

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Andrea und Huskys 🐺

May 27, 2024

The winding tower of the Leonie iron ore works is still standing, rising 38 metres into the air. Mining began here in 1977, and Leonie was the richest iron ore deposit in Germany. In just under ten years of operation, around five million tonnes of iron ore were mined and transported to the Maxhütte in Sulzbach-Rosenberg for smelting. In April 1987, when the Maxhütte went bankrupt, the Leonie mine was also quickly shut down, although the remaining ore deposits were estimated at 15 to 17 million tonnes. Just three weeks later, the last shift was completed. This meant that the Upper Palatinate ore mining industry was history.

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Mpaege

January 4, 2020

Industrial monument of the former mine, closed since 1987, located on the Erzweg.

The former winding tower is one of Auerbach's landmarks.

de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eisenerzbergwerk_Leonie

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Location: Auerbach i.d. OPf., Amberg-Sulzbach, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

Leonie Iron Ore Mine

1. Mill Path – Leonie Iron Ore Mine loop from Auerbach in der Oberpfalz

2. View of aurochs and horses – Leonie Iron Ore Mine loop from Degelsdorf

3. Leonie Iron Ore Mine – View of the aurochs loop from Auerbach in der Oberpfalz

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