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It is hard to imagine the working conditions of the miners who went into the mountain to laboriously mine the slate.

A photogenic relic of an old mill is this water wheel on a tributary of the Nette.

These were mainly private mining chambers. Those who hike here from the end of April to the end of June have the opportunity to listen to wonderful nightingale concerts.

With the two Mosel slate mines Katzenberg (Mayen) and Margareta (Polch) of the company I. B. Rathscheck Söhne KG, Moselschieferbergwerke, the largest slate production in Central Europe was located near Mayen in this region with - according to their own statements - a market share of 80%. The Margareta mine near Polch-Nettesürsch was in operation until 1996. It was accessed with a 485 m long conveyor ramp in the form of a helix, which enabled truck transport from underground. Source: Wikipedia

It is easy to imagine that this old slate pit now serves as a winter quarters for bats.

This is the entrance to one of the 37 slate quarries in the former Trimbs slate district. Attention: Due to the danger of collapse, entering the tunnel is prohibited!

Here is the excavation chamber of the former Barbara slate pit in Trimbs. The Barbara mine belonged to Salomon Oppenheim in 1890. The Oppenheim mines Hasenloch in Hausen, Barbara in Trimbs and four other mines in Mayen were combined in 1893 to form the Moselschiefergesellschaft mbH.

This is the mouth of the former Barbara slate pit in Trimbs. The Barbara mine belonged to Salomon Oppenheim in 1890. The Oppenheim mines Hasenloch in Hausen, Barbara in Trimbs and four other mines in Mayen were combined in 1893 to form the Moselschiefergesellschaft mbH.