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Abtswind Reed Sandstone Quarry

Abtswind Reed Sandstone Quarry

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Abtswind Reed Sandstone Quarry

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This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Naturpark Steigerwald

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Location: Abtswind, Kitzingen, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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1. Schorsch-Eckhoff Hut loop from Greuth

15.3km

04:29

420m

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

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2. Abtswind Reed Sandstone Quarry – Schorsch-Eckhoff Hut loop from Abtswind

3.84km

01:08

110m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Abtswind Reed Sandstone Quarry – Schorsch-Eckhoff Hut loop from Abtswind

8.17km

02:22

210m

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

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Ute 👣 🥾🚶‍♀️🚲 🐇🍀☀️

September 20, 2021

The green reed sandstone is mined here to this day. As early as the Middle Ages, builders / artists used the Abtswinder reed sandstone for its high quality and unusual color, as it was easy to work with despite its very good durability.
To this day, this stone not only characterizes the house facades in Abtswind, but also some artistic stone carvings. So z. B. a beautiful sandstone portal from 1747 the entrance to the town hall.
Balthasar Neumann also prefers the Abtswind sandstone for his buildings. Both he and the sculptor Ferdinand Dietz came to Abtswind personally to choose suitable stone blocks. Dietz manufactured, among other things. the figures of saints on the Old Main Bridge in Würzburg. Other famous buildings are the Bamberg Rider and the Dresden Zwinger.

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Jörg

November 1, 2021

Here is an information board about the quarry in Friedrichsberg and an old chassis from a Lohre. The quarry is still in operation.

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Albrecht

April 5, 2020

Green sandstone. Is probably still being dismantled here.

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Location: Abtswind, Kitzingen, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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Abtswind Reed Sandstone Quarry

1. Schorsch-Eckhoff Hut loop from Greuth

2. Abtswind Reed Sandstone Quarry – Schorsch-Eckhoff Hut loop from Abtswind

3. Abtswind Reed Sandstone Quarry – Schorsch-Eckhoff Hut loop from Abtswind

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