The first iron ores from the Braunjura in the Staffelberg area were discovered in 1650 on the Langen Berg near Uetzing. The ore was mined for 35 years and was …

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BirgitDa

May 5, 2020

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The Schönthalstollen is located just below the Vierzehnheiligen basilica. Ore was mined there until the 1940s. The reconstruction of a tunnel mouth of the "Little John" pit shows where the miners once did their bone job.

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April 3, 2022

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Coming from Staffelberg after 14heiligen, turn left off the main path. And you come back to the main path just before the brewery

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Location: Bad Staffelstein, Lichtenfels, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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