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Osterode am Harz
Bad Sachsa

Historic Gypsum Kiln (HWN 192)

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Historic Gypsum Kiln (HWN 192)

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Historic Gypsum Kiln (HWN 192)

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    Location: Bad Sachsa, Osterode am Harz, Harz Mountains, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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    March 5, 2022

    The historic gypsum kiln is located west of Neuhof on the nature trail around the crane pond and was put into operation for the first time on October 21, 2006.

    These meadows, which originally belonged to Sachsa, were sold to the nearby Walkenried monastery in 1238.

    The monks of the monastery created ponds here for self-sufficiency in fish, as they did not eat meat. The monastery rebuilt the village of Neuhof, which had been devastated in the power struggles between the Klettenberg and the Hohnstein counts, as a business right outside the gates of the monastery.

    Due to the population decline in the 13th and 14th centuries, the number of lay brothers also decreased and the agricultural land was cultivated by farmers who paid rent to the monastery and lived in Neuhof.
    After leaving the monastery in 1668, the Duke of Brunswick inherited the monastery properties and incorporated them into a foundation. Even today, many lands here belong to the Brunswick monastery property.

    The 3 km long crane pond nature trail leads from the start at the village community center and through the three interconnected pond systems. The Prieststein nature reserve and the historic gypsum kiln are on the route.

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      September 6, 2020

      The oven is a replica, the trappings are very well made, something for those interested in technology. Here you can also make a detour to the ponds. Everything very well maintained, hats off.

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        June 10, 2019

        informative stamp place also for children. In addition to the explanation for the gypsum furnace you will find an insect hotel and Native trees with Hiinweisafeln.

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