Mouth of the Old/Deep Fürstenstolln

Orifice Alter/Tiefer Fürstenstollen Kunstgraben Roter Graben

In the valley of the Freiberger Mulde, the mouth of the most important and longest Freiberger adit was attached to the main adit Stehenden.
In the valley of the Freiberger Mulde, the mouth of the most important and longest Freiberger adit was attached to the main adit Stehenden. This tunnel, which was bought free by the Saxon sovereign in the late Middle Ages, was later called the Fürstenstolln. The mouth of the old/deep prince's adit has walls that can be dated to the 18th century. The mouth hole itself is part of a dry set wing wall. Above the vertical joints is a basket arch, including a coat of arms stone with the Saxon coat of arms. In the mouth hole there is a large sandstone tablet on the left joint, which marks the area zero for the area profile plan of the Freiberg area that was made in 1850-1852 and added later.

This tunnel replaced the old deep Fürstenstollen, which was excavated along the corridor, passing through numerous benches and ridge structures and constantly running the risk of collapsing or becoming blocked.