Granite Splitting Site

Landkreis Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge

Kirchenlamitz

Granite Splitting Site

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Granite Splitting Site

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Location: Kirchenlamitz, Landkreis Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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July 18, 2022

Hiking

The large stone shows how a boulder was split. It is an indication of how difficult it was to extract granite between 1640 and 1890.

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Rombea

June 24, 2020

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This boulder clearly explains how granite extraction used to work. Between 1640 and 1890 the stones were split by hand.

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Claus S.

June 8, 2022

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Here you can see how hard work used to split granite.

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Elevation 760 m

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Wednesday 23 September

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Location: Kirchenlamitz, Landkreis Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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