Kassel District
Hersfeld-RotenburgBebraFranziska Mine Braunhausen
Kassel District
Hersfeld-RotenburgBebraFranziska Mine Braunhausen
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Franziska Mine Braunhausen
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Location: Bebra, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Kassel District, Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hesse, Germany
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April 19, 2021
Mountain biking
Mining barite (barite, BaS04) extracted.
All barite pits in the Richelsdorf Mountains were in
Year 1967 closed due to exhaustion of the Spat reserves. So it happened
also the "abandonment" (closure) of the Franziska mine in the spring of 1967.
•April 20, 2021
Mountain biking
In summer one encounters rare orchids on the limestone grassland near the former pit.
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Elevation 290 m
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Location: Bebra, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Kassel District, Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hesse, Germany