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Good thing it's locked so the bats have peace and quiet.

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

Genoveva Cave However, this one is no match for the cave of the same name in Kordel near Trier🧭❣️ Still very interesting🖤 Dark, take a flashlight 🔦 with you to explore the cave for a few meters. 🖤Super interesting outdoor fun 🖤

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.⚒️

Below the Hochstein is the rock face with the Genoveva Cave. Here the residents of the village of Bell mined millstones from the basalt rock. The basalt solidified in a columnar shape by the lava flow from the Ettringer Bellerberg volcano and was ideal for making millstones. Genoveva from the Sigfrid legend is also said to have sought refuge here.

Nice VIP highlight with the passage grotto, the waterfall and the Teufelsbrück. Belongs to a hike around Bad Bertrich.

Unique prehistoric cave located in beautiful forest.