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Diabase Quarry in Am Kreuzberg Nature Reserve

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Diabase Quarry in Am Kreuzberg Nature Reserve

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Diabase Quarry in Am Kreuzberg Nature Reserve

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This Highlight is in a protected area

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Location: Vogtland, Saxony, Germany

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1. Kreuzberg (402 m) – View of Schlossberg loop from Neuwilkau

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2. Lukaskirche Planitz – Schloss Planitz loop from Niederplanitz

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3. Zwickau School Observatory – Kreuzberg (402 m) loop from Neuwilkau

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halliman_family

June 1, 2020

These outcrops are an important document of the geological development of the geological age in the Devonian formation. Both quarries were of particular importance for industrial development from the 17th century.

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maria

March 25, 2023

The area around the Kreuzberg gained importance as early as the 17th century, when diabase and limestone were extracted from the quarries. The lime kilns erected here supplied burnt lime for the new construction of the Planitz Castle and Manor. Remains of such a lime kiln can still be seen on the so-called "Bastei". The two quarries in the landscape protection area are a geological natural monument "lime and diabase quarry" testimony to the historical mining of ores and rocks.
Source: landkreis-zwickau.de/am-kreuzberg

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Diabase Quarry in Am Kreuzberg Nature Reserve

1. Kreuzberg (402 m) – View of Schlossberg loop from Neuwilkau

2. Lukaskirche Planitz – Schloss Planitz loop from Niederplanitz

3. Zwickau School Observatory – Kreuzberg (402 m) loop from Neuwilkau

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