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Natural Monuments

Landkreis Grafschaft Bentheim

Bad Bentheim

Bornhalmscher Steinbruch Natural Monument

Natural Monuments

Landkreis Grafschaft Bentheim

Bad Bentheim

Bornhalmscher Steinbruch Natural Monument

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Bornhalmscher Steinbruch Natural Monument

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

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1. Gildehaus East Mill loop from Bad Bentheim

18.1km

04:44

140m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Gildehauser Ostmühle loop from Gildehaus

16.2km

04:13

110m

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3. Gildehaus East Mill – View of Gildehauser Venn loop from Gildehaus

8.97km

02:20

60m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Jutta und Thomas

July 6, 2021

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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October 30, 2021

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

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Wanderfuchs

June 7, 2025

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

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Bornhalmscher Steinbruch Natural Monument

1. Gildehaus East Mill loop from Bad Bentheim

2. Gildehauser Ostmühle loop from Gildehaus

3. Gildehaus East Mill – View of Gildehauser Venn loop from Gildehaus

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