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Historic Tar Kiln

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    March 28, 2025

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    A pitch kiln is a facility for producing wood tar and wood vinegar, which are produced by the carbonization of resinous wood.
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    The pitch kiln is absolutely worth seeing and impressive. The adjacent information panel explains the process of producing pitch, tar, and charcoal.
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    The pitch furnace is one of the medieval production sites for extracting tar and pitch and was also one of the common forest industries at the time. Its functional operation is similar to that of a coal kiln.
    The end products of a pitch oven were distillation products from the wood, such as wood vinegar, pine oil, wood tar and light and heavy pitches.
    These products were produced one after the other at a temperature of up to around 400 degrees Celsius. The work process lasted several days. In addition, high-quality charcoal was obtained.
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    Elevation 310 m

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