Buchental Quarry – On the Trail of the Green Hell
Buchental Quarry – On the Trail of the Green Hell
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Buchental Quarry – On the Trail of the Green Hell
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May 31, 2020
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Here, in 1926, large amounts of rock were processed into stone in quarrying plants for the construction of the Nürburgring and transported to the construction sites with trucks. Back then, the rail network on which steam-powered locomotives moved these trucks was almost 50 kilometers long.
Further information on "On the trail of the Green Hell" can be found at:
hocheifel-nuerburgring.de/ausflugsziel/wandertipps-zur-herbstwanderung/a-auf-den-spuren-der-gruenen-hoelle
•December 3, 2021
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Elevation 620 m
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