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Lower Franconia

Foundations of the Basalt Cableway in Naturpark Bayerische Rhön

Lower Franconia

Foundations of the Basalt Cableway in Naturpark Bayerische Rhön

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Foundations of the Basalt Cableway in Naturpark Bayerische Rhön

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Naturpark Bayerische Rhön

Location: Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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EhrenBergRhönBiker

October 20, 2020

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Irritating concrete structure in the middle of the forest. Are only remnants of the basalt stone mining in the last century. No bunkers, no relation to the Cold War.

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October 24, 2023

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These concrete elements are the remains of a mine cart railway from the Steinkopf above to Nordheim in the Rhön. It was a good 8 km long. There were several …

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July 4, 2020

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I assume that the constructions are remnants of the facilities for the removal of the basalt extracted from the mountain.

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Elevation 730 m

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Location: Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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