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Darmstadt District

Quartzite Quarry near Rosbach

Darmstadt District

Quartzite Quarry near Rosbach

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Quartzite Quarry near Rosbach

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Quarzitbruch bei Rosbach

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Location: Rosbach vor der Höhe, Wetteraukreis, Darmstadt District, Hesse, Germany

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Coyote

July 7, 2019

Hiking

NSG Quarzitbruch near Rosbach, former quartzite quarry on the Steinkopf, with good visibility from the lookout point above, the Wetterau can be seen in the background on the left, Frankfurt and Odenwald on the right.

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Lutz

June 9, 2020

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View over the renatured quarry with the Frankfurt skyline and Odenwald in the background

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Joachim N. 🇺🇦

September 26, 2021

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The quarry in the Ober-Rosbacher Stadtwald was shut down more than 30 years ago. Nature has recaptured the vast pit. A lake with small islands was created.
A path that is somewhat steep at the beginning leads to the shore of the lake, disregarding the warning sign.

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