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Johanngeorgenstadt Horse Whim

Johanngeorgenstadt Horse Whim

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Johanngeorgenstadt Horse Whim

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Location: Johanngeorgenstadt, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany

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Marius

July 27, 2024

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Horse-drawn sledges have been mining ore and stone in the Ore Mountains for centuries. Three such systems were built in Johanngeorgenstadt between 1721 and 1806, including the sledge of the "Neu Leipziger Glück Fundgrube" in 1798. After a restoration in 1921, it became a technical monument, was demolished in 1948, and rebuilt as a museum in 1993.

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Harald Schramm (Schocker)

November 17, 2020

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Centuries ago, horse gullets were used for mechanized mining in the Ore Mountains. In the mining town of Johanngeorgenstadt, founded in 1654, three such conveyor systems were built between 1721 …

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Uhlandtouren

September 18, 2019

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Here historical mining can be experienced.

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