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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

A little bit of info from Wikipedia: "Mary's grottos are referred to as Lourdes grottos, which are replicas of the grotto of Massabielle near Lourdes in southern France and Our Lady of Lourdes. According to her own statements, St. Bernadette saw the Mother of God in this grotto in 1858. A Madonna figure adorns the grotto at the place of the Marian apparitions, the original of which Joseph-Hugues Fabisch created for Massabielle in 1864 according to Bernadette's instructions." The representation is always in a grotto and one always sees a girl kneeling at a distance in front of Mary.

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.⚒️

Don’t know where to have a walk or a run when in Nittel? Without a doubt go there. The view is nice and there are a lot of small paths to the left or right to explore, including a small (maybe dangerous) cave in the rocks. It’s also a part of the Moselsteig that leads to the forest and more!

Great trail with beautiful views

Nice little waterfall. I wouldn't have expected that.

From the direction of Windhof, the Moselsteig Trail first goes down along the rocks with a view of the high rock walls and then parallel on a narrow path back above the rocks. Very nice section of the trail. We walked the piece in January afternoon in the sunshine. A pleasure, with great views and lots of sun! The upper path can be slippery and muddy depending on the weather.