Germany
Saxony
Upper Lusatia
Bautzen
Demitz-Thumitz
Cable Crane Foundations at Klosterberg, Thumitz
Germany
Saxony
Upper Lusatia
Bautzen
Demitz-Thumitz
Cable Crane Foundations at Klosterberg, Thumitz
Cable Crane Foundations at Klosterberg, Thumitz
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Recommended by 49 out of 51 hikers
Location: Demitz-Thumitz, Bautzen, Upper Lusatia, Saxony, Germany
Best Hikes to Cable Crane Foundations at Klosterberg, Thumitz
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4.9
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Demitz-Thumitz Quarry Lake – Demitz-Thumitz Railway Viaduct loop from Demitz-Thumitz01:20
4.51km
140m
Intermediate4.8
(18)
47
Demitz-Thumitz Railway Viaduct – Mäuseturm and Lehmloch Quarry loop from Demitz-Thumitz02:10
7.58km
180m
Expert4.8
(5)
15
Demitz-Thumitz Railway Viaduct – Marienkirche Putzkau loop from Bischofswerda07:03
26.3km
310m
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The quarry owner Bruno Hietzig (1858-1929) developed the first mechanical cable crane systems. These and other inventions made the rapid development of the granite industry in Upper Lusatia possible. Bruno Hietzig came up with the idea for the cable crane during a stay in Scotland. There he saw cable cars with wooden towers that were used to transport tree trunks. In 1901 the first German cable crane in steel construction was put into operation in the Thumitz am Klosterberg quarry. 279 meters long, blocks of stone weighing up to 5000 kilograms could be moved on the system.
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A very educational place for people interested in mining and open pit mining.
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Location: Demitz-Thumitz, Bautzen, Upper Lusatia, Saxony, Germany
Best Hikes to Cable Crane Foundations at Klosterberg, Thumitz
- Easy
4.9
(8)
24
Demitz-Thumitz Quarry Lake – Demitz-Thumitz Railway Viaduct loop from Demitz-Thumitz01:20
4.51km
140m
Intermediate4.8
(18)
47
Demitz-Thumitz Railway Viaduct – Mäuseturm and Lehmloch Quarry loop from Demitz-Thumitz02:10
7.58km
180m
Expert4.8
(5)
15
Demitz-Thumitz Railway Viaduct – Marienkirche Putzkau loop from Bischofswerda07:03
26.3km
310m
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