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Lehesten Slate and Mining Town
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September 10, 2022
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The "blue gold", as the slate is called here, has made the small Thuringian town internationally known. The largest open-cast slate mines on the European continent have been here since the 13th century. These shaped and still shape our unmistakable region.
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Elevation 740 m
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