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Historic Lime Kiln Near Oberschenbach

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Historic Lime Kiln Near Oberschenbach

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    1. Historic Lime Kiln Near Oberschenbach – Saaleck Castle loop from Hammelburg Ost

    12.6km

    03:29

    220m

    220m

    Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    June 6, 2017

    Lime burning is an old building trade that required appropriate knowledge. Limestone was piled up in the ovens and heated for days at temperatures around 1000 ° C and converted into quicklime. Quicklime was previously used to whitewash walls and make mortar.
    Many volunteers repaired the old, half-ruined lime kiln in 2015/2016 with the help of some specialist companies.

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      June 15, 2018

      Hello Söhni, you really inspired me there. Today I was on the MTB between Diebach, Hammelburg and Obereschenbach and I remembered this field oven that you published here as a hiking highlight.
      I am really grateful to you!
      I've been here before and haven't seen the stove.
      No wonder, he is really "just before the wall of boards", where things can no longer go on. At that time I had probably turned off shortly before.
      Today I continued searching ..... and found! ;-)
      Thank you!

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        January 21, 2023

        Lime kiln - In the past, usable burnt lime was produced by burning and slaking shell lime. This served, among other things, as building material and still characterizes many towns in the region today. With the reconstruction of the lime kiln by the local fruit and garden association, the old tradition of lime burning is revived.

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          Location: Hammelburg, Landkreis Bad Kissingen, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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