St. Avold Quarry Nature Reserve
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Location: Salzhemmendorf, Hameln-Pyrmont, Lower Saxony, Germany
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The nature reserve includes the former Upper or St. Avold Quarry with a near-natural pond, riparian zones and adjacent tree and shrub vegetation. The quarry, one of several in the Osterwald, was opened in 1900 and used as a sandstone quarry until 1964. Source Wikipedia.Von from here you can continue hiking to Fast (highest point in the Osterwald with 419 meters) or the Sennhütte.
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•September 13, 2018
20 minutes from here is the Fast, highest point in the Osterwald with 419 meters above N.N. The nature reserve includes the former Upper or St. Avold quarry with a natural pond, the riparian zones and adjacent tree and shrub vegetation. The quarry, one of several in the Osterwald, was opened in 1900 and used as a sandstone quarry until 1964. [1] Source Wikipedia. From here you can continue to the Sennhütte (stop for coffee and cake 🎂) or you go to the Fast (highest elevation in the Easter forest 419 meters
translated by•May 31, 2018
Exciting for us: The stones for the construction of the New Town Hall in Hanover come from this former quarry.
translated by•April 8, 2021
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