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Rhineland-Palatinate

Westerwaldkreis

Bad Marienberg (Westerwald)

Former Loading Station of the Bacher Lay Basalt Quarry

Rhineland-Palatinate

Westerwaldkreis

Bad Marienberg (Westerwald)

Former Loading Station of the Bacher Lay Basalt Quarry

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Former Loading Station of the Bacher Lay Basalt Quarry

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Location: Bad Marienberg (Westerwald), Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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June 29, 2019

Cycling

On the right-hand side of the cycle path from Bad Marienberg-Langenbach to the city center of Bad Marienberg is the former loading station of the Bacher Lay basalt quarry. Immediately …

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November 18, 2020

Hiking

Part of the former loading ramp can still be seen here. From the Bacher Lay basalt quarry, between the communities of Bad Marienberg and Nisterau-Bach, the mined basalt was transported to this loading ramp by trolley, where it was loaded onto large freight cars and transported to many parts of Europe, where basalt was needed, for example, for the construction of dikes or coastal breakwaters.

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January 24, 2021

Cycling

Lost place, right on the main street.

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Elevation 490 m

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Location: Bad Marienberg (Westerwald), Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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