Hombach mine
| Hombach mine | |||
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| General information about the mine | |||
| Information about the mining company | |||
| Start of operation | 1868 | ||
| End of operation | unknown | ||
| Funded raw materials | |||
| Degradation of | iron | ||
| Geographical location | |||
| Coordinates | 50 ° 59 '26.9 " N , 7 ° 10' 40.6" E | ||
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| Location | Men's rounds | ||
| local community | Bergisch Gladbach | ||
| District ( NUTS3 ) | Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis | ||
| country | State of North Rhine-Westphalia | ||
| Country | Germany | ||
| District | Bensberg ore district | ||
The Hombach mine is a former iron mine in the Bensberg ore district in Bergisch Gladbach . The site belongs to the Herrenstrunden district . Due to a Mutungssgesuchs of 21 March 1864 was carried out ceremony of the mining area on August 14, 1868 the name Hombach on Eisenstein. It is located in the vicinity of Oberhombach and covers the Josefinenzeche pit . From the house Oberhombach 4 there is a footpath to Breite. After about 100 m you can see a small wooded hill in an easterly direction on a cow pasture. This is where the Hombach mine was found. Nothing is known about the operation of the mine.
literature
- Herbert Stahl (editor), Gerhard Geurts , Hans-Dieter Hilden, Herbert Ommer : The legacy of ore. Volume 3: The pits in the Paffrath Kalkmulde. Bergischer Geschichtsverein Rhein-Berg, Bergisch Gladbach 2006, ISBN 3-932326-49-0 , p. 74 ( series of publications by the Bergisches Geschichtsverein Rhein-Berg eV 49).
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