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Mining Museum Grube Günnersdorf

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Mechernich

Mining Museum Grube Günnersdorf

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Mining Museum Grube Günnersdorf

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Location: Mechernich, Euskirchen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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3. Baltesbendener Pond – Large Thickener loop from Mechernich

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PeterH65 (a.k.a. "Waldorf")

October 26, 2019

The history of Mechernich is inextricably linked to the history of mining: already more than 2000 years ago, Celts and Romans mined here for the treasures underground, the lead ore. Even today, there are numerous relics from the time of Bleierzabbaus and iron smelting. For the mining museum in Mechernich in the nineties, the lead mining plant, which was shut down in 1957, was partially uncovered and made accessible to visitors.
In the world under the earth's surface, you can experience the conditions under which miners mined the "Eifelgold" at that time. Move through tunnels and shafts, through underground caves and passages.
Above ground level, the Mining Museum has a lot to offer: In a small museum, numerous pieces from the period of active ore mining are on display. The approximately 10-12 km long "mining historic trail" takes you on the former premises past the monuments of ancient times: the "Lange Emil", a 134 m high chimney, which was blown up in the sixties and of the still another The remaining stump remained, the "Malakowturm", a former winding tower or the Baltesbendener pond, a "water reservoir", which was needed for the so-called flotation process in the lead ore preparation.

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Gerd

December 3, 2016

Maybe I should go in here too. Information: bergbaumuseum-mechernich.de

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Nina 🌳 DerWegIstDasZiel 🥾🌲

April 6, 2020

It is definitely worth a detour here.

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Mining Museum Grube Günnersdorf

1. Pflugberg Summit Cross – View of the Eifel Hills loop from Mechernich

2. Large Thickener – Malakow Tower Emil Mine (Mechernich) loop from Mechernich

3. Baltesbendener Pond – Large Thickener loop from Mechernich

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