Germany
Hesse
Gießen District
Lahntal
Lahn-Dill-Kreis
Dillenburg
Beschertes Glück Mine
Germany
Hesse
Gießen District
Lahntal
Lahn-Dill-Kreis
Dillenburg
Beschertes Glück Mine
Beschertes Glück Mine
Hiking Highlight
Recommended by 127 out of 137 hikers
This Highlight is in a protected area
Please check local regulations for: Naturpark Lahn-Dill-Bergland
Location: Dillenburg, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Lahntal, Gießen District, Hesse, Germany
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Mining used to be of great importance in the region, which today is part of the Lahn-Dill-Bergland Nature Park. Here, on the north-west slope of the upper Schelde valley, there were many pits over a length of about 5 km. One of them is the “Beschertes Glück” opencast mine. Iron ore and pyrites were mined here in the 19th century.
Imagine how difficult this work must have been! And yet an average of 6 men - which corresponds to around 1% of Eibach's population - worked in the "Beschertes Glück" pit (source: outdooractive.com/de/bergwerk/lahntal/stilllegee-grube-beschertes-glueck- /17531425/)translated by
•May 21, 2018
Nice quiet corner on the hiking trail with a forest sofa to relax
translated by•May 12, 2021
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