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Johanneszeche Alum Mine

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Johanneszeche Alum Mine

Recommended by 39 hikers out of 49

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Naturpark Thüringer Schiefergebirge/Obere Saale

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    January 21, 2020

    before the Thirty Years War and in the 19th century was below im
    Alum tunnels "Johanneszeche" were mined
    Source and further information
    pottiga.de/data/pagefile/82/002.pdf

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      June 7, 2023

      An information board explains the historical background. Interestingly, the Saale rises in the Fichtelgebirge from a former mine tunnel in which yellow chalk was mined. Humboldt was there too.

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        Location: Pottiga, Saale-Orla-Kreis, Vogtland, Saxony, Germany

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