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Karlsruhe District

Posidonia Shale Wall Bad Schönborn

Natural Monuments

Karlsruhe District

Posidonia Shale Wall Bad Schönborn

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Posidonia Shale Wall Bad Schönborn

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Location: Bad Schönborn, Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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1. BS1 - Healing spring experience trail

10.3km

02:42

80m

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

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2. BS4 - Madonnas and crossroads path

14.4km

03:46

110m

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

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3. Path Junction in Karlsruhe loop from Bad Langenbrücken

4.12km

01:04

30m

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

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Michi1001

a day ago

The only surface slate deposit in the Upper Rhine Plain was formerly mined for cement production. This resulted in this striking, multifaceted slate wall. Today, it is surrounded by a well-kept small park, inviting for a short pause.

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Daniela

August 18, 2019

It is finally freely accessible again! The Posidonia slate pit was closed for a long time because of the risk of collapse and only the park-like facility could be entered. Now you can get close again.

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Scout Jens

April 22, 2022

A unique natural monument with opportunities for a break.

The former slate mine was created by the extraction of oil-bearing slate for cement production. After mining ceased in 1902, the mine was recultivated by the municipality and converted into a recreational facility in 1975. The remaining Posidonia slate wall has been protected as a unique natural monument under the Federal Nature Conservation Act. This slate wall is the only outcrop of black Jurassic or Posidonia slate in the Upper Rhine region. It formed in the Liassic period, the oldest period of the Jurassic period, about 175 million years ago, as a deposit of animal and plant remains from a tropical sea. This resulted in the slate with numerous imprints of dead organisms, especially the small mussel Posidonomya, which gave the slate its name.
kraichgau-stromberg.de/poi/posidonienschiefergrube

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Location: Bad Schönborn, Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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Posidonia Shale Wall Bad Schönborn

1. BS1 - Healing spring experience trail

2. BS4 - Madonnas and crossroads path

3. Path Junction in Karlsruhe loop from Bad Langenbrücken

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