Goltsteinkuppe
| Goltsteinkuppe | ||
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 Eastern slope of the Goltsteinkuppe with Inden opencast mine in the back right |
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| height | 143.5 m above sea level NN | |
| location | Düren district , North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany | |
| Mountains | artificial embankment | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 50 '59 " N , 6 ° 22' 2" E | |
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| Type | Partly recultivated waste dump | |
| rock | Waste material from the Goltstein-Grube opencast mine | |
 Location of the Goltsteinkuppe in the Rhenish lignite area |
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The Goltsteinkuppe is a recultivated waste dump that was created by mining lignite and is located in the Lucherberg district of the municipality of Inden in the Düren district . It is the highest elevation in the community. The 36 meter high Indemann stands on it . To the north is the Inden opencast mine .
In 1819 lignite was found on the manor of Baron von Goltstein in Lucherberg near Inden between Jülich and Eschweiler . In 1826 the "Goltstein-Grube" started operations under the BIAG Zukunft with an annual production of 100,000 to 150,000 bricks . It was shut down in 1869.
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View of the eastern part of the plateau with the Lucherberger See and Lucherberg
View of Inden / Altdorf , Lamersdorf and the Weisweiler power station
