The Hohlstein quarry (better known as the wasteland with the place name Holsteinbruch) is a protected natural monument in the Worzeldorf district of the Middle Franconian city of Nuremberg
geologically about 200 million years ago, in the Keuper period, the Wendelstein mountain range was formed, which stretches from Worzeldorf far beyond Wendelstein. Historically it is called "Kornberg". The place was first mentioned by name in a mountain book in 1450 as "Hohe Stein".[6] At that time there were eight stone pits, later two more pits were added, the Glasersberg, called Mittelbruch and the Worzeldorfer "Holsteinbruch". For more than half a millennium, quartzite and Burgsandstein, the Worzeldorf sandstone, were mined on the Kornberg.
Towards the end of the 18th century there was an estate in Holstein. The high court exercised the Brandenburg-Ansbach judge office Kornburg. The forest office Laurenzi of the imperial city of Nuremberg was the landlord of the property and held the village and community rule.[7]
As part of the municipal edict in 1808, Holsteinbruch was assigned to the Großschwarzenlohe tax district, Section II, and to the Kleinschwarzenlohe rural community formed in 1818.[8] The inhabitants of the Evangelical-Lutheran denomination were parishioners after St. Nikolaus (Kornburg).[7] With the construction of the Ludwig-Danube-Main-Canal as a transport route, the quarries experienced another strong boom from 1827. In 1883 five quarries employed 80 workers. After 1885, but before 1900, Holsteinbruch was relocated to Worzeldorf (district office of Schwabach).
The destruction of Nuremberg in World War II and the reconstruction of the Holsteinbruch was once again greatly upgraded. The importance of the quarries stems from the quartzite stone found there, which is still in great demand today in its variety of colors. To a limited extent, hard quartzite of hydrothermal origin and Burgsandstein are still mined at Hofmannsbruch today. It is still mainly used for facade cladding and for repair work on historic buildings.[9] The closed rest of the quarry is under nature protection.
On July 1, 1972, Holsteinbruch was incorporated into Nuremberg as part of the regional reform in Bavaria. Between 1970 and 1987 the place became deserted.