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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 Huel Lee can be hiked via the local hiking trail E1 and the Berdorf auto-pedestrian hiking trail and is located on route 2 of the Mullerthal Trail. Nearest bus stop: Berdorf, Hotel Pérékop (500m) Nearest parking: Huel Lee/Amphitheater (200m) Source: https://www.visitluxembourg.com/de/attraktion/felsformation-huel-lee-hohllay

Millstone mining created the cave where the amphitheater is located today

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.⚒️

The "Breechkaul" amphitheater was created in 1979. Concerts of all kinds take place here in the summer.

This is an old medieval mine where our ancestors extracted rocks for millstones. The remaining pillars prevent the cave from "collapsing" and give it the feel of a cathedral.

Traces of the tools used to dig the rock can still be seen on the rock faces today. The Hohllay was therefore not only formed by the effects of nature, but also by breaking off the boulders. Thus, the cave was largely created by human hands. https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hohllay https://www.mullerthal.lu/de/fiche/geotop/felsformation-huel-lee-hohllay-