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North Rhine-Westphalia

Arnsberg District

Hochsauerlandkreis

Bestwig

Steinberg Chimney Ruin

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Arnsberg District

Hochsauerlandkreis

Bestwig

Steinberg Chimney Ruin

Steinberg Chimney Ruin

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    January 12, 2020

    The Steinberg ruin was built as a flue gas fireplace of the Friedrich Wilhelm hut planned in 1854 in Ostwig (today part of Bestwig). The iron and steel mill was to smelt the lead ores obtained from the Stolberger Zink AG Ramsbeck in the pits of the Elpetal. The fumes from the hut would then have been routed through two channels leading from the Elpetal to the chimney. However, before the chimney was completed, the mine in Ramsbeck collapsed in 1855 because it no longer paid off economically. And so the flue gas fireplace on the Steinberg never went into operation.

    Today, a viewing platform on the Steinbergruine offers a wonderful panoramic view of Ostwig, the Elpetal and the Ruhr valley.

    Definitely worth a trip

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      Elevation 480 m

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      Location: Bestwig, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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