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Hoher Hagen Basalt Quarry and Geology Mining Trail

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Hoher Hagen Basalt Quarry and Geology Mining Trail

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  • Location: Dransfeld, Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany

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    June 28, 2017

    Cycling

    The basalt mining on the High Hagen began at the end of the 18th century. The attachment of the road networks (Chauseenbau) begun under Napoleon continued even after 1815, and …
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    June 28, 2017

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    The Geology Mining Trail is signposted from the parking lot at the Gaußturm. He leads first along the mining edge, then into the boiler and s-shaped back to the tower and the parking lot. Information boards inform about the mining industry and "telescopes" illustrate the location of the collapsed Alten Gaußturm.
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    May 19, 2019

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    Gauss tower
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    Distance 749 m

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