Cologne District

Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis

Blücher Mine

North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Bergisches Land

Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis

Bergisch Gladbach

Blücher Mine

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Blücher Mine

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Location: Bergisch Gladbach, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Bergisches Land, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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5 days ago

On the wooded slope of the Hardt near Herkenrath, ore was mined for about four decades starting in the 1850s. The Blücher mine was part of the Bensberg ore district. Lead and zinc ores were primarily extracted. While expanding a tunnel, miners encountered significantly older mine sections, which likely date back to the Middle Ages. After 1870, production steadily declined, and the mine was closed in 1893. Since 1997, all surviving surface traces of the mining activity have been protected as an archaeological monument. A Naturfreundehaus (Friends of Nature house) has been housed in the former foreman's house since 1960.

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yves klein

March 24, 2025

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From the bench at Lerbach, you have a view of an idyllic wetland area. Supposedly, "special species" can be found there. But the authorities would not reveal exactly which ones when asked. Is it even true?

The neighboring sand piles, ravines, and embankments are very popular with children for playing. This is allowed because the quarry area is—unlike the surrounding NSG Hardt nature reserve—exempt from nature conservation regulations.

nsg.naturschutzinformationen.nrw.de/nsg/de/fachinfo/gebiete/gesamt/GL-066

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HeideLuchs

July 30, 2024

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Given the high zinc residues in the soil, one would expect to find calamine flora here. Provided that arsenic, mercury, and cadmium do not stand in the way.
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galmeivegetation

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