The natural monument Bornhalmscher Steinbruch is a natural monument designated in 1982 by the county of Bentheim with an area of approximately 9 hectares. It is located on the northern edge of the Gildehaus development in the urban area of Bad Bentheim. The site is also known as the Gildehaus Geological Open Air Museum or the Am Romberg Quarry. It is a former sandstone quarry where Lower Cretaceous sandstones were extracted.
In the Sandstone Museum Bad Bentheim you can find out more about the geology and the historical significance of the Bentheim sandstone.

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Access to the quarry is prohibited. You can get some insights into the quarry from the outside.

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The former quarry is also designated as a geosite "Geological Open-Air Museum in an Abandoned Quarry in the Bentheim Sandstone" (No. 3608/01). The site is also known as the Gildehaus Geological Open-Air Museum or the Romberg Quarry. It is a former sandstone quarry where Lower Cretaceous (Valanginian) sandstones were mined.

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2. Gildehaus East Mill loop from Bad Bentheim

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Elevation 110 m

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Monday 9 February

8°C

-1°C

57 %

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Location: Bad Bentheim, Landkreis Grafschaft Bentheim, Lower Saxony, Germany

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Bornhalmscher Steinbruch Natural Monument

1. Gildehaus East Mill loop from Gildehaus

2. Gildehaus East Mill loop from Bad Bentheim

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