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Gießen District

Celtic Bloomery Furnace Offdilln

Gießen District

Celtic Bloomery Furnace Offdilln

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Celtic Bloomery Furnace Offdilln

Recommended by 84 hikers out of 89

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Location: Haiger, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Lahntal, Gießen District, Hesse, Germany

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1. Gernsdorfer Höhe – Bocksborn Spring loop from Offdilln

11.6km

03:15

230m

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

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2. Dill Spring and Shelter – Bettelbuche Parking Lot loop from Offdilln

11.7km

03:19

270m

260m

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

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3. Dill Spring and Shelter – Bocksborn Spring loop from Offdilln

6.36km

01:49

150m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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PeterH65 (a.k.a. "Waldorf")

April 29, 2018

Already more than 2,000 years ago, the Celts produced iron in our region. They built so-called racing ovens. In the historic Hauberg in Offdilln a racing oven was built and operated. From the iron produced in former times simple tools, such as hoes and hatchets, but also weapons, forged. These were unfortunately not only used for hunting, but also for military conflicts. The equipment made of the iron but were valuable helpers to wrest the nature of the "daily bread". The race oven is made of clay and stones. First, a wicker basket, which has the shape of the furnace interior, braided. Too bad that he burns when heating up. Around the wicker basket, moistened clay, which is mixed with chopped grass or straw, is applied in four layers. In between comes a stone box made of field stones. A protective roof is erected above the stove and the oven then has to be air-dried first. Then it is heated gently and dried further.
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Schlauchlos

October 15, 2022

At the kiln you get an idea of how much effort was wrested from normal life in past centuries, with what effort, but also with what inventiveness previous generations melted and processed iron.

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Karl-Heinz

December 18, 2018

Really well copied, thanks to the builder

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Location: Haiger, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Lahntal, Gießen District, Hesse, Germany

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Celtic Bloomery Furnace Offdilln

1. Gernsdorfer Höhe – Bocksborn Spring loop from Offdilln

2. Dill Spring and Shelter – Bettelbuche Parking Lot loop from Offdilln

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