Top 8 Caves ケプシュッツタールでの

Guided tours are available on Sundays at 1:30 p.m. or upon request. Absolutely worth seeing and a haven for cave divers.

Located a bit off the beaten track, with a nice little rest area in front.

you can take a stop here

you can take a stop here

In 1850, Schönberg had the tunnel built. Its length is 238 m. Inside, the corridor divides into two large halls up to 10 m high. The lime kiln for processing the broken stone was on the bank path next to the Triebisch (approx. 50 m to the right). In 1905 the tunnel was kept and secured. In 1940 the tunnel was opened for air raid protection purposes. In 1979, members of the state security service searched for the legendary amber room in the tunnel, without any result. Today it is home to various rare species of bats.

The considerable ore deliveries from the Emanuel Erbstolln mine in the first third of the 19th century led to the realization of a project from 1834 to open up the drainage water from the Reinsberg mill for hydropower machines in the Riedel art and drive shaft. With the help of four light holes, the Rösche was produced from the Mühlgraben in the opposite location to the Lehnholzbachtälchen. In this brook valley there was a small artificial pond, from which a rosette led to the Riedel pit. The 1,827 m long Röschentour was completed in 1843. The total cost was total 49,521 talers.

Well maintained mining tradition in the Old Revier

The former Miltitz lime mine can now be viewed and dived as a visitor mine. Information at https://www.kalkbergwerk.de/ Even if the mine was first mentioned in a document in 1571, lime was probably mined there more than 100 years earlier. Only in the 19th century was mining moved underground and tunnels were built at a depth of up to 60 meters. During World War II, the tunnels were prepared for the underground production of aviation fuel and other small parts. Work on this began in 1943, for example the installation of the technical systems, but also the camouflage of the outdoor area. Concentration camp prisoners in particular were used for the work.