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Entrance to Landesplattenberg Slate Quarry, Engi

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Entrance to Landesplattenberg Slate Quarry, Engi

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Entrance to Landesplattenberg Slate Quarry, Engi

Name: Entrance to Landesplattenberg Slate Quarry, Engi
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Location: Glarus Süd, Glarus, Eastern Switzerland, Switzerland

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2. Stäfeli Bridge and Valley – Alp Krauchtal loop from Engi

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robam

September 17, 2020

The Landesplattenberg Engi was not only of economic importance for Engi, it also repeatedly attracted geologists and paleontologists from all over the world. The Landesplattenberg Engi was first mentioned in a document in 1565 and in the 17th century it was an important source of income for the State of Glarus and the village of Engi. From the 18th century, slates and tables were exported to Holland and England, and some slate products also found their way from there to the East and West Indies, as old documents say. On January 1, 1834, the slate trade was placed under state supervision. Since then, the Plattenberg in Engi has been called "Landesplattenberg Engi". He had very good times, but also difficult times. In 1961 operations had to be closed for economic reasons.

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robam

September 17, 2020

Take a tour!
The tour starts in the Landesplattenberg Engi pavilion, just before the Engi-Hinterdorf village exit. The exact address is Sernftalstrasse 109, 8765 Engi.

You will be met by your group leader at the pavilion. The entire tour lasts two and a half hours and begins with the ascent to the tunnel entrance. For this half-hour walk and the visit to the magnificent slate caverns, you need good shoes and warm clothing - the temperature inside the mountain is between 7 and 11 degrees Celsius, the humidity is 90%. A normal physical constitution is a prerequisite for visiting the mine. Let yourself be enchanted by the gigantic underground halls and the magical atmosphere inside the mountain

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robam

September 17, 2020

Here is an interesting video: landesplattenberg.ch/fileadmin/files/Videos/schweizweit-landesplattenberg_08-01-2011.mp4

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Location: Glarus Süd, Glarus, Eastern Switzerland, Switzerland

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Entrance to Landesplattenberg Slate Quarry, Engi

1. Sool Village – Soolsteg Bridge over the Sernf loop from Näfels-Mollis

2. Stäfeli Bridge and Valley – Alp Krauchtal loop from Engi

3. Soolsteg Bridge over the Sernf – Sool Village loop from Netstal

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