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Gießen District

Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg

Villmar

Unica Marble Quarry (Marmorbruch Unica)

Gießen District

Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg

Villmar

Unica Marble Quarry (Marmorbruch Unica)

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Unica Marble Quarry (Marmorbruch Unica)

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Location: Villmar, Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg, Lahntal, Gießen District, Hesse, Germany

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Frank

August 18, 2016

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The Unica quarry in Villmar is the only one of over one hundred previously operated Lahn quarries that is accessible. In this abandoned quarry of the Nassauische Marmorwerke Dykerhoff & …

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F71

November 24, 2020

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You should definitely plan a visit to this museum of earthworks and mining history in this part of the Lahn valley. It can also be used as an entry or exit point for a hike, especially since it is right next to the Villmar train station.

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Wolfram/Ts. 🇺🇦

April 6, 2020

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Marble has been mined on the Lahn since the 16th century. At that time there were over 100 marble quarries. The Unica marble quarry is the only quarry that is still freely accessible today. lahn-marmor-museum.de/unica-bruch/ueber-den-unica-bruch.html

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