Germany
Rhineland-Palatinate
Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz
Trimbs
Mouth of the Former Barbara Slate Mine
Germany
Rhineland-Palatinate
Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz
Trimbs
Mouth of the Former Barbara Slate Mine
Mouth of the Former Barbara Slate Mine
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This Highlight is in a protected area
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Location: Trimbs, Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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A legacy of what was once the largest and most famous slate mining area west of the Rhine ...
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•November 28, 2021
This is the mouth of the former Barbara slate pit in Trimbs.
The Barbara mine belonged to Salomon Oppenheim in 1890.
The Oppenheim mines Hasenloch in Hausen, Barbara in Trimbs and four other mines in Mayen were combined in 1893 to form the Moselschiefergesellschaft mbH.translated by•July 17, 2023
It is easy to imagine that this old slate pit now serves as a winter quarters for bats.
translated by•July 29, 2023
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