In the past, this facility was referred to as the Reitwerk. This was a name from the Middle Ages and translated means that this was an iron production site. Here, smelters and hammer operations were combined.
The earliest were in the Stolberg area in the 14th century. mentioned. Processing of the metals was done via the Vichtbach and thus the hammer mills.
Energy was made from the surrounding wood of the forests or from the charcoal obtained from it.
These systems here were called Platenhammer & Neuenhammer.

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January 31, 2021

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A very beautiful and very well preserved piece of contemporary history.

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