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Deutsche Treu is a disused treasure trove in the Johanngeorgenstadt mining area in the Saxon Ore Mountains .

history

The Deutsche-Treu-Fundgrube is one of numerous pits that are located on the Rabenberg (Erzgebirge) between Johanngeorgenstadt and Breitenbrunn / Erzgeb. have been operated on tin . The location of the pit was above the later district of Neuoberhaus on the crescent wing . In the immediate vicinity the treasure trove of German honesty is suspected.

Supporters of the mine were Johann Heinrich Sieber, the miners' eldest in 1698, Christoph Wilhelm Schletz, the smelter and trade tester in 1705, Johann (Hans) Rau in 1711, Christoph Lang in 1712 and, most recently, in 1751/53, Johann David Mittelbach, who had previously joined the treasure trove of German honesty had tried in vain. The mining operations then came to a complete standstill.

literature

  • Frank Teller : ABC of the Johanngeorgenstadt mines . In: Nachrichtenblatt and Anzeiger für Johanngeorgenstadt and the surrounding area, No. 17 v. September 8, 1994, p. 3.