Pit Romeo
| Pit Romeo | |||
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| General information about the mine | |||
| Information about the mining company | |||
| Start of operation | 1853 | ||
| End of operation | unknown | ||
| Funded raw materials | |||
| Degradation of | iron | ||
| Geographical location | |||
| Coordinates | 51 ° 0 '50.1 " N , 7 ° 4' 23.2" E | ||
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| Location | Katterbach | ||
| local community | Bergisch Gladbach | ||
| District ( NUTS3 ) | Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis | ||
| country | State of North Rhine-Westphalia | ||
| Country | Germany | ||
| District | Bensberg ore district | ||
The Romeo mine is a former iron mine in the Bensberg ore district in Bergisch Gladbach . The site belongs to the Katterbach district . The request for mutation is dated November 10, 1853. It was repeated on December 1, 1865. The award document dates from April 18, 1867 for iron ore . The mine field was in the vicinity of Seelsheide and Hoppersheide. The forest area behind the Leuchter Gemark 6 house is criss-crossed with various fences. Traces of mining can no longer be clearly found. Nothing further is known about the operating activities.
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. 70 ( series of publications by the Bergisches Geschichtsverein Rhein-Berg eV 49).