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Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Kassel District

Himmelsberg Mine

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Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Kassel District

Landkreis Fulda

Hosenfeld

Himmelsberg Mine

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Location: Hosenfeld, Landkreis Fulda, Kassel District, Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hesse, Germany

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1. Landgasthof Hessenmühle – View of the Lüder River loop from Oberbimbach

30.1km

02:00

310m

Intermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Bussardfichte – Landgasthof Hessenmühle loop from Neuhof (Kreis Fulda)

35.1km

02:43

460m

Expert bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Mariengrotte Rommerz – Landgasthof Hessenmühle loop from Rommerz

27.5km

02:12

440m

Intermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Bahnpeter

June 2, 2023

The mine was opened in the middle of the 19th century. At the height of the Himmelsberg, a shaft about 70 m deep was driven into the mountain, in which the coal was mined.
In 1873 mining was stopped because there was little need for coal in the area due to the abundance of wood and little industry and transport to Fulda on bad roads was too expensive.
The old, still existing mining tunnel, which now serves as a bat refuge, bears witness to the existing lignite deposits under the summit area.
You can still see the overgrown driveways to the bottling plant and the plateau in front of the tunnel. The entrance to the site can still be seen in a deep cut.

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Elevation 480 m

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Location: Hosenfeld, Landkreis Fulda, Kassel District, Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hesse, Germany

Himmelsberg Mine

1. Landgasthof Hessenmühle – View of the Lüder River loop from Oberbimbach

2. Bussardfichte – Landgasthof Hessenmühle loop from Neuhof (Kreis Fulda)

3. Mariengrotte Rommerz – Landgasthof Hessenmühle loop from Rommerz

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