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The Altenberg & Stahlberg Association e.V. has established an educational trail in cooperation with the Kreuztal Citizens' Foundation and the cities of Kreuztal and Hilchenbach. At 15 stations, visitors to the site learn everything about the life and work, the techniques and the history of mining in this region.
Station 1: The Altenberg near Müsen
Station 2: Residential building with cellar
Station 3: Wooden building and ore processing
Station 4: Wooden house with tiled stove
Station 5: Ore cellar
Station 6: Mining and environment
Station 7: Modern mining
Station 8: Waste heap site
Station 9: Sinkhole field
Station 10: Shaft 4
Station 11: Shaft 1
Station 12: Shoemaker's workshop
Station 13: A castle on the Altenberg?
Station 14: A milestone of mining archaeology
Station 15: Transport routes
Waypoints
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Tour information
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Loop Road
Directions & Parking facilities
By car coming from Hilchenbach and Kreuztal via the B 508 to Dahlbruch. Then turn towards Müsen and follow the road beyond the exit of Müsen, uphill to the mountain summit. There you will find the Altenberg excavation site.
Note: Car access is closed in the winter months. No winter service from the Müsen exit.
Author
Susanne Träger
Organization
Stadt Hilchenbach
Map
Flyer Mining Settlement Altenberg Educational Trail: Available free of charge at the tourist information offices of the cities of Kreuztal and Hilchenbach.
Available as a download document at:
https://www.hilchenbach.de/Tourismus/Wandern/Lehrpfad-Altenberg
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