The Gräfenbacher Hütte, located in the Spabrücke district, has the only free-standing blast furnace in West Germany from 1830. It is therefore considered a technical monument of high rank.

The beginnings of the Gräfenbacher Hütte in the upper Gräfenbachtal go back to the early 18th century.

Update: The wet winter with periods of frost and warmth caused significant damage to the wall vaults of the Gout Bridge in January 2021 and a semi-arch that was already freely floating collapsed. The wall structure of the structure had been pushed apart and weakened over the decades by the ingrowing roots of trees and bushes.

Because of the risk of collapse, the area around the blast furnace and gout bridge is cordoned off by a fence.

(Gout = the upper opening in the blast furnace through which the mixture of ore, aggregates and charcoal (the Möller) can be put into the furnace using carts and containers)

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Veronika 2020

November 30, 2021

The Gichtbrücke is a listed building. The batch was poured into the furnace through the top opening, and the subsequent melting process often ran for several weeks or months without interruption.

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Hunderunde

August 15, 2022

A piece of contemporary history whose end is probably near. Highly exciting.

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Location: Spabrücken, Bad Kreuznach, Landkreis Bad Kreuznach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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