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Location: Malmö, Skåne, Sweden

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1. View of the Öresund Bridge – View of the Klagshamn Wetlands loop from Limhamn

63.1km

03:38

180m

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2. Malmö Camping & Holiday Center – Limhamn Limestone Quarry loop from Hyllie

11.4km

00:42

50m

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3. Öresund Bridge – Öresund Bridge loop from Hyllie

18.5km

01:14

80m

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Frenky

March 3, 2018

"Limhamns kalkbrott (Limhamn limestone quarry) or Kalkbrottet (the limestone quarry) is situated near Malmö, in the Borough of Limhamn-Bunkeflo, Malmö Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden.

The quarry was opened in 1866, and it is one of the largest open-pit mines in Northern Europe, measuring 1300 by 800 meters, with a depth of 65 meters. A railway line connects the quarry to the cement factory in Limhamn port, with about two kilometers of the railway connection going in a tunnel (opened in 1968) to reduce air pollution. Mining of limestone in the quarry ceased in 1994." (Wikipedia).

Interesting fact: the base for the enormous Jezus-statue in Rio de Janeiro was made from limestone from this quarry. The quarry is now a nature reserve with rare plants and animals. A pair of eagle owls nest here since a few years.

RidingBull80

May 20, 2018

You can visit Malmö very well by bike ... and once you get started and enjoy this great bike path, then you can stop here for a moment and take a look into the deep open pit.

But the real highlight is the bike paths here ;-)

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Schlack

June 25, 2023

Among other things, rock for the Jesus statue from Rio de Janeiro was mined from this pit.

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Location: Malmö, Skåne, Sweden

Limhamn Limestone Quarry

1. View of the Öresund Bridge – View of the Klagshamn Wetlands loop from Limhamn

2. Malmö Camping & Holiday Center – Limhamn Limestone Quarry loop from Hyllie

3. Öresund Bridge – Öresund Bridge loop from Hyllie

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