Mine dump shaft III Höchen
| Höcherberg with heap shaft III | ||
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 Dump shaft III from the south |
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| height | 494.3 m above sea level NHN | |
| location | Saarland , Germany | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 23 '22 " N , 7 ° 15' 32" E | |
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The Bergehalde Schacht III in Höchen , a district of Bexbach is a slag heap that by heaping of mountains from the coal mining in the underground mining has emerged.
It is a pointed cone heap that is visible from afar and has a striking impact on the landscape on the Höcherberg .
Emergence
The dump was raised from 1948 as part of the Frankenholz hard coal mine by removing the dead rock , which did not contain any coal, underground from Frankenholz (approx. 1.5 km) and from 1954 also from Bexbach (St. Barbara mine, approx. 4 km ) was transported to Höchen and brought to the surface through the "Schacht III" mine in the Frankenholz pit .
The Schacht III had a depth of 770 m up to the 10th floor , was in 1896 drilled and put into service the 1,902th The mining activity in Höchen ended in 1959 with the closure of the St. Barbara Bexbach mine and the backfilling of the shaft.
location
Since the dump is located directly on the main ridge of the 518 m high Höcherberg , it represents a landmark that can be seen from afar . Due to this elevated position, it is the highest coal mine in Germany, with a peak at 494.3 m above sea level. NHN lies.
tourism
At the moment (as of 2020) there are efforts to develop the heap for tourism by means of a hiking trail in order to preserve the memory of the mining history of the Höcherberg region and also the excellent location due to the exposed location by means of the heap as the last remaining relic of the Shaft III mine To make the prospect accessible to the population.
literature
- C. Missy, R. Ohm: Höchen once and now , Hügel, Bexbach 1987
- C. Missy: The mine dump of shaft III . in: Die Glanquelle , October 2014
- R. Gaffga, K.-H. Klein, C. Missy: Höchen ... more than a chronicle. Saarländische Druckerei & Verlag GmbH, Saarwellingen 2012
- M. Barth and W. Forthofer: Frankenholz - a village through the ages. Hügel, Bexbach 1997
- B. Welter, OL Ruffing: Bexbach - home on Höcherberg. Huegel, Bexbach 1999
- E. Kolling: Hiking trail planned on Halde Höchen. in: Saarbrücker Zeitung, January 18, 2020,
- R. Kappler: Use the Höcher landmark for tourism. in: Höcherberg-Nachrichten 07/2019
- R. Kappler: The highest coal dump in Germany should be made walkable. in: Höcherberg-Nachrichten 06/2020