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Baden-WĂŒrttemberg
Freiburg District
Hochschwarzwald

Alte-Mann-Felsen (Old Man's Rocks)

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Alte-Mann-Felsen (Old Man's Rocks)

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    Location: Hochschwarzwald, Freiburg District, Baden-WĂŒrttemberg, Germany

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    November 16, 2019

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    Badenweiler can look back on a long mining tradition. Many names of paths and places, such as old man (= abandoned tunnel), plaster pit path or miner's rest still remind 

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    In addition to a viewing platform on the highest rock, there are further traces of human activity on the rocks. Under some of the rocks caves and shafts were dug that reach deep into the earth. The deepest of these holes are protected by a grid to prevent accidental crashes. These grave traces are mining activity in Roman times. The rocks are rich in barite, which was mined here at that time.
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    Approx. There are beautiful single trails 1.5 km around the rock.
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    Elevation 630 m

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