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Even today, blocks of stone with Roman numerals and inscriptions can be found in the mine. It is believed that quarrying continued into the 3rd century, as a coin of Emperor Maximinus Thrax was found in the tunnel. Much later, in the 18th century, the search for ore and copper resumed using state-of-the-art blasting techniques, creating new tunnels approximately 114 meters deep. However, the main tunnel collapsed during this process. Source: https://eifelfuehrer.de/touristische-ziele/geschichtliche-zeugnisse/puetzloecher

The Roman copper mine "Pützlöcher," located between Kordel and Butzweiler, is one of the oldest in Germany and means "waterhole." Here, in the 2nd century, ores such as malachite and azurite were mined at a depth of 20 meters. However, these ores were not found in large deposits, so the Romans later focused on the nearby quarry. The stones from this quarry were used, among other things, for the construction of the Porta Nigra. Source: https://eifelfuehrer.de/touristische-ziele/geschichtliche-zeugnisse/puetzloecher

The Butzerbachtal has been completely closed since 2021 and will remain so on September 15, 2024. Passage at your own risk!!! Detour is signposted

The Porta Nigra in Trier, the Cologne Cathedral and the Reichstag in Berlin have something in common! The building blocks come from the same area near Butzweiler near Trier. "Pützlöcher" is the popular name for a Roman quarry in which the large blocks for the construction of the Porta Nigra were cut out of the rock. Previously, copper ore was mined here.⚒️

A cozy place to stop off on a hike

Rammstein Castle is always worth a trip.

I would be happy to recommend the ascent to Ramstein Castle and a visit to the beer garden! By the way, the hiking trail goes right through the small beer garden! From the Butzerbachtal, a shortcut path was made not so long ago with a fairly new bridge. In the past, the castle ruins could easily be visited. Presumably because of Corona, however, this is currently (May 2021) blocked.

Putzloch denotes a former Roman mine in which copper ores were mined and a quarry from which stones were extracted for the construction of the Porta Nigra: It looks wild here and it's worth exploring a little. If a visit to the mine shafts is still possible today by arrangement (as in the past), one would have to ask the Heimatverein Butzweiler. https://www.roemerpfad.de/index.php/9-sehenswuerdheiten https://www.eifel.info/a-roemisches-kupferbergwerk-puetzloecher