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Natural Monuments

Esch-sur-Alzette Canton

Prënzebierg – Giele Botter Nature Reserve

Natural Monuments

Esch-sur-Alzette Canton

Prënzebierg – Giele Botter Nature Reserve

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Prënzebierg – Giele Botter Nature Reserve

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Location: Esch-sur-Alzette Canton, Luxemburg

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January 2, 2023

Hiking

The nature reserve Prënzebierg - Giele Botter is a former opencast mining area. Iron ore was mined here, so the rock is reddish in color. At sunset, the rock walls glow in a beautiful fiery red.

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October 17, 2026

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The Giele Botter nature reserve in the former Schlammefeld iron ore mine is a particularly beautiful place for hiking. It is often wet in the deepest parts, although it was completely dry in the autumn of 2026 after a long, hot summer. The rock is colored orange due to the rusting (oxidation) of the iron in the rock. The excavation is now overgrown with mainly birch trees, but I can imagine that even more biodiversity will emerge here in the coming years.

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March 25, 2025

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Always a very pleasant place in the footsteps of the past.

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Distance 349 m

Uphill 10 m

Downhill 10 m

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Location: Esch-sur-Alzette Canton, Luxemburg

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