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Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Kassel District

The Meißner Miner

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Kassel District

Werra-Meißner-Kreis

Meißner

The Meißner Miner

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The Meißner Miner

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Please check local regulations for: Geo-Naturpark Frau-Holle-Land

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Location: Meißner, Werra-Meißner-Kreis, Kassel District, Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hesse, Germany

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August 21, 2024

The Miner from the Meißner

The miner in the habitus of that time, with a torch, a so-called oil frog, in his right hand and a pick on his left shoulder, wearily leaves the tunnel after his shift.

This monument was erected in 2003
to commemorate 400 years of lignite mining on the Meißner.

But especially in memory of the miners who remained in the mine and in remembrance of 10 generations of people who once lived and worked in the Schwalbental mine.

The monument weighs 1.2 tons.
It consists of numerous oak blocks glued together.
Based on a design by Harry Träger and Marco Lenarduzzi, it was painstakingly created in the creative workshop of the Witzenhausen Adult Education Center by wood sculptor Viktor Donhauser and his son Ilja.

The generous support of the Werra-Meißner Savings Bank Foundation made the construction of this artistic monument possible.

Source: Information board

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Moonbeam🌜

April 16, 2025

The relief commemorates the mining tradition at the Meißner. The coal mined here was used for salt production in Bad Sooden-Allendorf.

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Nordhesse

June 15, 2025

A beautiful photo opportunity, right next to the Schwalbenthal viewing point parking lot. The monument commemorates the mining industry on the Meißner and the miners who lost their lives in the process.

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Location: Meißner, Werra-Meißner-Kreis, Kassel District, Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hesse, Germany

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The Meißner Miner

1. View from Schwalbenthal – Seesteine Natural Monument loop from Hausen

2. View from Schwalbenthal – Kalbesee loop from Laudenbach

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