Name: Hessian Brown Coal Mining Museum (Hessisches Braunkohle Bergbaumuseum)
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Lutz - Berlin

May 5, 2021

In the 20th century, the city was a center of lignite mining and lignite power generation in Hesse. Lignite mining, which in contrast to other lignite mining areas also took place underground, was stopped after the severe mining accident in Stolzenbach (June 1, 1988). On March 15, 1991, the generation of electricity in the Borken power plant by PreussenElektra was also ended.

The legacies of the Borken lignite mining area are used for tourism after recultivation as the Borken Lake District. The largest recultivated open-cast mine has limited tourist use, as it has been declared a nature reserve at Borkener See.

One attraction is the Hessian lignite mining museum, in which the mining tradition of the city is presented. An open-air area has been open since 2003 to provide information about coal and energy. A nature conservation information center for Lake Borken is attached to the museum.

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Michael

August 27, 2025

braunkohle-bergbaumuseum.de

I can still remember the Borken power plant as a child.

Especially the Stolzenbach mine disaster on June 1, 1988; the sirens wailed for an eternity.

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Location: Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hesse, Germany

Hessian Brown Coal Mining Museum (Hessisches Braunkohle Bergbaumuseum)

1. Hiking loop from Borken (Hessen)

2. Wooden Bridge on Rundweg Trail – View of Edersee loop from Borken(Hess)

3. Forest Pond Borken (Hesse) loop from Borken (Hessen)

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