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Red Cliff

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Red Cliff

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    1. Bockwindmühle Bad Düben – Alaunwerk Information Board loop from Alaunwerk

    8.11km

    02:05

    30m

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    Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    March 30, 2022

    with bench, signpost and waste bin

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      June 6, 2022

      The Red Shore was created by deposits of burnt alum earth. Some of the opencast mines were immediately refilled.

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        July 13, 2025

        The "Red Bank" in Bad Düben is a steep, reddish slope on the Mulde River, created by dumping iron oxide-containing waste from the former alum works.

        This alum works, in operation from 1557 to 1886, was once one of the most important of its kind and exported alum to many European countries. Alum, a metal sulfate salt, was used for various purposes, including tanning and textile finishing.

        The alum mining dumps, created during the roasting process of alum earth, were dumped and form today's Red Bank.

        The Red Bank is now a popular tourist destination with views of the Mulde floodplain and serves as a testament to historical alum production.

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          Location: Bad Düben, Nordsachsen, Saxony, Germany

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