Mine freedom of the miners
| Mine freedom of the miners | |||
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| General information about the mine | |||
| Information about the mining company | |||
| Start of operation | 1848 | ||
| End of operation | unknown | ||
| Funded raw materials | |||
| Degradation of | Calamine | ||
| Geographical location | |||
| Coordinates | 50 ° 59 '27.1 " N , 7 ° 8' 6.9" E | ||
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| Location | City center | ||
| local community | Bergisch Gladbach | ||
| District ( NUTS3 ) | Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis | ||
| country | State of North Rhine-Westphalia | ||
| Country | Germany | ||
| District | Bensberg ore district | ||
The pit Bergmännische freedom is a former calamine -Grube of Bensberger Erzreviers in Bergisch Gladbach . The site belongs to the city center district .
history
Due to a Mutungssgesuchs of 13 February 1848 was carried out ceremony of the mining area on October 19, 1848 the name Bergmännische freedom calamine. In an inspection report from August 11, 1853, a deep tunnel and a shaft “am Heidkamp” are mentioned. Here one had problems with strong water ingress. From 1856 to 1860 operations came to a standstill for the time being. Nothing is known about the other operational activities of the mine.
Location and relics
The mining field Mining Freedom stretched from the Schnabelsmühle in a straight line over the Quirlsberg in an easterly direction to Unterhombach . The main operation took place to the east of today's parking lot at the Schnabelsmühle. All traces of the earlier mining have been lost due to development measures.
swell
- ^ Herbert Stahl (editor), Gerhard Geurts , Hans-Dieter Hilden, Herbert Ommer : Das Erbe des Erzes. Volume 3: The pits in the Paffrath Kalkmulde. Bergischer Geschichtsverein Rhein-Berg, Bergisch Gladbach 2006, ISBN 3-932326-49-0 , p. 93 ( series of publications by the Bergisches Geschichtsverein Rhein-Berg eV 49).