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Ruins of Rolava Tin Mine and Prisoner-of-War Camp

Ruins of Rolava Tin Mine and Prisoner-of-War Camp

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Ruins of Rolava Tin Mine and Prisoner-of-War Camp

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Location: Karlovarský kraj, Severozápad, Czech Republic

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1. Butterweg/middle wing rest area (950 m) – Rolavská Vrchoviště Raised Bog and Ski Trail loop from Neustadt

24.3km

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310m

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2. Rolavská Vrchoviště Meadows – View of Sauersack loop from Přebuz

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3. Junction at Rolava (883 m) – Pond Near Weitersglashütte loop from Carlsfeld

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300m

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🏔️𝕾𝖈𝖍𝖒𝖎𝖉𝖉𝖎🏔️

October 15, 2020

Tin wash Sauersack

In 1939 the "Zinnbergbau Sudetenland GmbH" was founded. With the help of prisoners of war, the facility did not go into operation until 1943. The total length of the route network is estimated at approx. 14 km. On May 23, 1945 the mine building was handed over to the state mining company Rudné doly Príbram.
The geologist Franticek Kratochvil took stock of the situation in 1946 and decided to flood the pit. For a long time there was a rumor among the population that the slave laborers had been left behind in the mine.

Source: marodes.de

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Mirko

April 18, 2020

Adventure for young and old, but you should be careful where you go, there are extinguishers where you can plunge 1 to 2 meters. Especially when the grass is a little higher you can see that badly. But is worth a visit 👍

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☀️🔵⚪️🔵⚜️Ralph2011⚜️🔵⚪️🔵☀️

October 18, 2023

The mine was founded in 1939 during the war under the name “Zinnbergwerk Sudentenland GmbH” and finally went into operation in 1943 with the help of several hundred prisoners of war. The ruins that remain today belong to shaft 1. However, the facility only remained in operation for three years until it was closed and flooded after an inventory by a geologist - at the same time that the Sudeten Germans were expelled from their homeland. In contrast to the many residential buildings that were demolished in this area at the time, the tin mine buildings were left to their own devices. Today, mosses, grasses and even trees have taken over the ruins and transform them into an atmospheric backdrop just waiting to be discovered. to be discovered for a horror film.

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Ruins of Rolava Tin Mine and Prisoner-of-War Camp

1. Butterweg/middle wing rest area (950 m) – Rolavská Vrchoviště Raised Bog and Ski Trail loop from Neustadt

2. Rolavská Vrchoviště Meadows – View of Sauersack loop from Přebuz

3. Junction at Rolava (883 m) – Pond Near Weitersglashütte loop from Carlsfeld

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