Arnsberg District

Ruins of the Old Peterszeche

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Arnsberg District

Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein

Ruins of the Old Peterszeche

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Ruins of the Old Peterszeche

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Location: Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein, Arnsberg District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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December 30, 2025

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Remnants from the time around 1900 when spathic iron, zinc and lead ore were mined here; today a dilapidated lost place.

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March 6, 2025

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The old Peterszeche. Some ruins still stand. It was built in 1850.

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July 27, 2026

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A special aspect is also offered by the ruin of the crushing plant of a basalt works from the quarry at Höllenkopf above the valley slopes. Evidence of more recent geological history can be discovered in numerous places in the valley.

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