You have to know that I don’t visit abandoned mines too often. This was only my second underground mine explore. In this mine, we found three old Rocker Shovels which were pretty cool, two locomotives and a lost ore cart. We were underground for more than four hours and even found some living creatures deep inside the mine! Read More
This slate mine was opened 150 years ago and consists of a shaft of about 175 metres and a workshop where slates were chopped and cut. In the 1910’s the mine employed a few hundred workers and produced more than 10 million slates per year. Read More
Not much is known about this mine from the early 20th century. The sandstone mined here was used to make paving stones. On the side of the hill, you can find many entrances and signs of mining activity.
When going down the steep decline, you enter a grid system with pillars and corridors going in every direction. The urbexers before us already used rope to track their path and not to get lost. But with different colors and ropes going in literally every direction, it’s hard to guess which path leads to the well-known part with the minecarts. Read More
Close to a big town, this tunnel is located. With the danger of the approaching war, all over the country tunnels were built. These should house trains with mobile convertors and transformers in case of a power cut off, to supply power to the railroad network.
Most of these places consist of only one tunnel. This one however has two tunnels in the mountain, connected with corridors and even a room with control panels. Unfortunately this room is burned out, but the panels are still visible. Read More
Built during the Cold War, this tunnel had a special function. In case of a power cut off, a train would be driven inside consisting of mobile transformers and convertors, ensuring power to the railway. Hidden in a forest, this tunnel is hard to spot. Only a little used path leading into the bushes will reveal this tunnel. Read More
With the government being afraid of the Soviets cutting off the power for their railways during the Cold War, they decided to build secret storage tunnels throughout the country. In case of a power cut off, this 100 metres long tunnel could house a train with mobile convertors and transformers to deliver power to the railways. Read More
During the Cold War, the government was afraid of the Soviet Union cutting off the power to their railways. This 100 meters long tunnel was built in the 1950’s. In case of a power cut off, a diesel locomotive would drive a train with mobile convertors and transformers into the tunnel to ensure power to the railways. This equipment was quite expensive, so they figured it’d be cheaper to put them onto trains and drive them to the places where they were needed. Read More
This mine was built in the early 20th century by the state owned mining company. For representative purposes the buildings were built with red bricks, featuring curved facades.
Already in the 1920’s, the mine produced over 1 million tons of coal per year and at the start of the Second World War the mine saw an increasing demand of coal for use in the weapon and steel industry. After the war a new shaft was dug and the mine got modernized. Read More
At the end of the 18th this pottery was established. It’s first years were difficult and in the 1800’s it got in the hands of a German man. At this time, the pottery was mainly focussed on ceramic tiles. In addition, decorative and ornamental pieces were made, as well as crockery.
The following century the pottery stayed in the same family. Business was going well and from the 1850’s-1860’s two new steam-powered factories were built. The pottery was considered one of Europe’s larges pottery’s at the time. After the annexation of Lorraine to Germany in 1871 the pottery expanded to two new locations in France. Read More
In the 1850’s they started mining here, the coal mined was brought up with the hoist. From here, the minecarts rolled into a station where they were tipped over. The freshly mined material would then be transported into the processing plant where it would be washed and crushed into smaller chunks. From this facility, the coal was primarily transported to several blast furnaces. Read More
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