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Ritterstein No. 30: Former iron ore mines

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Ritterstein No. 30: Former iron ore mines

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  • Location: Bad Bergzabern, Südliche Weinstraße, Südpfalz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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    January 19, 2018

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    The beautifully maintained Ritterstein is maintained by the PWV. Iron ore used to be mined here because there were deposits in a few places in the Palatinate Forest.
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    July 7, 2023

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    “The Ritterstein is reminiscent of the Petronell mines that were located on the mountain of the same name [...]. Iron and manganese ore were probably already mined here by the …
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    September 1, 2023

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    Reference to the iron ore vein
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