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Hesse

Gießen District

Landkreis Gießen
Grünberg

Weickartshainer Schweiz Pond and Mining Landscape

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Weickartshainer Schweiz Pond and Mining Landscape

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    March 20, 2022

    What was mined here was iron ore, more precisely brown iron or basalt iron ore. Due to the described form of weathering, iron was released from the volcanic basalt rock, became mobile and formed concretions. It was deposited in the decomposed basalt in the form of crusts and ribbons. The iron ore from the Vogelsberg was usually mined together with the basalt substitute and cleaned in a complex process. The resulting sludge was usually returned to closed open-pit mines, which were thereby backfilled. An open former opencast mine like the Weickartshainer Schweiz is therefore a rarity in the region and as a geotope of outstanding value - even if it doesn't appear so at first glance.

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      Why it is called Switzerland remained undecided! 🤷‍♂️

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        September 6, 2019

        Eisenkaute, today better known as "Weickartshainer Schweiz", is a former iron mine. From which a small pond and some now overgrown and justified storage mounds have remained. Well-kept rest or picnic benches.

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          Location: Grünberg, Landkreis Gießen, Gießen District, Hesse, Germany

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