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Location: Witten, Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, Ruhr Region, Münster District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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1. Muttenbach Trail – Muttenbach Stream loop from Witten Hbf

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2. View of the Ruhr Countryside – Muttenbach Stream loop from Bommern

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3. Muttenbach – View of the Ruhr Countryside loop from Bommerholz

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

July 13, 2020

"... In 1802 the mines Morgenstern to the east, Morgenstern to the west, Carthäuserloch, Ver. Reiger and Kurz Eggersbank agreed to jointly build a new tunnel for the removal of the pit water and the extraction of the hard coal. The main reason was that the transfer of the usual share to the union of the St.-Johannes-Erbstollen was considered to be too expensive. The excavation started in 1803 and started operation in 1804. The tunnel reached a length of 375 m.
With the closure of the last connected colliery Ver. Reiger the tunnel became meaningless in 1847. However, the tunnel was reactivated again in 1898 when the Gutglück & Wrangel colliery used it again for water drainage and coal extraction. With the closure of this mine, too, the tunnel finally became meaningless and it fell into disrepair. ... "
ruhrkohlenrevier.de/ob2042.html

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Ralph K.

July 2, 2017

Only good that he is fenced, otherwise you could fall in there quickly.

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DULMI

November 3, 2021

There are many different stations on the Muttental circuit that explain the history of mining in this area.

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Location: Witten, Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, Ruhr Region, Münster District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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