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Zeche St. Katharina Memorial and Ruins

Zeche St. Katharina Memorial and Ruins

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Zeche St. Katharina Memorial and Ruins

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Location: Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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1. Ochsenbrunnen – Traindorf Forest Beehouse loop from Stockheim

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2. Grube Sophie Coal Mine loop from Mark

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3. Traindorf Forest Beehouse loop from Pressig-Rothenkirchen

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Andrea und Huskys 🐺

September 21, 2024

When the miners of the Stockheim "St. Katharina" mine brought the "black gold" to the surface from a depth of 320 meters for the last time on March 30, 1968, a mining tradition in the Haßlachtal that had last been going on for over 400 years came to an end. The Stockheim-Neuhaus-Reitsch coal mining area finally ceased to exist.
Since 1582, up to 1,000 miners had mined around 120 million hundredweight of coal in almost 20 mines.
The Franconian Forest - once a well-known mining region - was left with a rarity; valuable jobs were lost.

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illywhacker

May 15, 2019

Interesting plant. And unlike the other pits (usually only a yellow sign) with a variety of information options.

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Frankenwald

February 18, 2019

The St. Katharina colliery is a testimony to the long and significant history of mining in Stockheim. Here you can also find a coal seam and information boards.

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Zeche St. Katharina Memorial and Ruins

1. Ochsenbrunnen – Traindorf Forest Beehouse loop from Stockheim

2. Grube Sophie Coal Mine loop from Mark

3. Traindorf Forest Beehouse loop from Pressig-Rothenkirchen

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