List of mines in the Odenwald

Overview: Mining in the Odenwald
Explanations: Red points: Mines; blue: hammer mills; green: melting; orange line: boundary line between basement and overburden

In Odenwald is mining documented since 795, but was too Roman and Celtic times and had mostly only regional importance. Initially, iron , silver and copper were mined. In the 19th century, manganese and barite then dominated, and zinc deposits were finally exploited. A regional specialty was the underground gypsum mining near Obrigheim along the Neckar slopes .

The history and development of mining activities in the region are described in detail in the article Mining and metallurgy in the Odenwald .

There are primarily the following mining areas in the Odenwald:

• Along the southwestern edge of the Odenwald from Weinheim via Heidelberg to Wiesloch
• Along the Weschnitz - Fault in the central Odenwald
• In the northern Odenwald

Western Odenwald

 Map with all coordinates of the section Western Odenwald : OSM

Surname	City / municipality	comment	location	image
Auerbach mine	Bensheim OT Auerbach	Marble ; Marmoritwerk Dr. Link, most recently Knauf Marmorit GmbH, see also Bergbau Hochstädten and Auerbacher Marmor . Civil engineering on seven levels up to a depth of 140 m . Operation: 1865 to March 31, 2008.	location
Pit at Gorxheimer Kopf	Gorxheim	copper	location
Gold Hole Pit	Gorxheim	Copper ; also gold hole shaft ; first mentioned in a document 1486, operation until 1551; Renewed prospecting around 1700 and short operating periods around 1820, 1854 and 1873. Current condition: forest clearing with heap that can be detected in a south-easterly direction down the slope to the apex of the K15 district road.	location
Pit near Gorxheim	Gorxheim	Copper ; Spilled mouth hole	location
pit	Gorxheimertal OT Unter-Flockenbach	The pond at Unter-Flockenbach (in the Eichelberger Höfe area) is the result of a break in old mining activity from around 1720
Mausbach mine	Heidelberg	Manganese ; it existed from 1890 to 1919; also further test shafts south and west of the tunnel mouth hole; as well as the experimental tunnel in the lower Mausbachtal ( Lage ). To the north and east of Heidelberg further test tunnels and Schurfe Lage Location location location location location location location location location	location
Copper mine	Hemsbach	copper	location
Catherine I.	Heppenheim	19th century; District: location
Catherine II	Heppenheim	19th century
Help God	Hirschberg OT Greater Saxony	Lead, silver; First mentioned in 1551 in the Electoral Palatinate Mountain Regulations, main operation 1773–1784. During the Thirty Years War and until the second half of the 18th century, the mine was probably not in operation. Renewed funding from 1773, 1776 a union was founded. Until 1783/84 the mine did not produce the expected yield, but made losses.	location
At the Kelterberg	Hirschberg OT Greater Saxony	2 studs	location
pit	Hirschberg OT Greater Saxony		location
Belzhohl tunnel	Hirschberg OT Greater Saxony	Experimental tunnel, before 1778	location
Beltzberg tunnel	Hirschberg OT Greater Saxony	Beltzberg shaft conveyor tunnel ( location ).	location
Mine at Hohenstein	Lautertal OT Reichenbach	Copper; also lead and silver; Operation: before 1513 to 1944; Middle shaft ( layer ), East shaft ( layer ) Gang mining, operating periods: 1513 to 1565, 1590, 1600ff., 1687ff. Renewed operation from 1841, the Hessian mining inspector Storch sank one shaft each on the Hohenstein and Borstein, and silver-bearing galena and pale ores were also found; However, the main raw material was copper. Bankruptcy in 1855, production resumed from 1860 to 1868. After several unsuccessful attempts to start up operations from 1939 to 1944, new production, 13025 t of conveyed goods, corresponding to 171 t of copper.	location
Alfred	Lautertal OT Reichenbach	District: location
In the Struth	Lautertal OT Elmshausen	From 1855 lead ores; District: location
Gottfried Stollen	Schönau , OT Heddesbach	Manganese; At the end of the 19th century; Test tunnel with a length of 213 m, as well as several test shafts up to a depth of 22 m, mine field operated by the Röchling company, no extraction because manganese yield is too low; queasy ore deposit 6–25 cm thick	location
Elisabethengrube	Schriesheim OT Ursenbach	Barite , iron, copper; nowadays no surface traces visible; Operating period: 1780–1888	location
Anna-Elisabeth pit	Schriesheim	Barite , lead, copper; Visitor mine	location
Ferdinand	Schriesheim	Barite , bismuth, copper; also called Spatgrube Allmersbach ; operated from 1800 to 1805	location
Pit wolf	Schriesheim	Barite , iron, copper. Mördischbacher Stolln in the early 19th century , then production via Lange Schaar Stollen , from the 1920s the most important operating point in the Wide Valley . Before 1936 a new colliery and a compressor house were built on the Haldenkopf, both are still preserved and today serve as a Protestant leisure home. The Lange Schaar tunnel had reached a length of 381 m in 1937 and is now at least 25 m broken in the area of ​​the mouth hole and is no longer accessible ( location ).	location
Upper Griet	Schriesheim	Barite; Operated intermittently in the early 19th century until 1939; two interconnected shafts to a depth of about 25 m; irregular widening underground	location
Herrmannsgrund	Schriesheim	Feldspar ; Opencast mining and tunnels, 1860–1939.	location
Wilhelmstollen	Schriesheim	Barite ; no heap; Barred mouth hole; Tunnel contains seismograph from the State Office for Geology, Raw Materials and Mining, Baden-Württemberg	location
Mine	Schriesheim	Barite ; broken tunnel in northwest to the north; Break of Day 2014 {	location
Pit at interest	Schriesheim	Iron ore , later also zinc; Shaft from 1825	location
Pit on the Hohe Waid	Schriesheim		location
Pit at Hartenbühl	Schriesheim	Several mining remains on the Hartenbühl mountain, above the Ferdinand mine: Hut on Haldenkopf ( location ), Stollenpinge ( location ), Haldenkopf ( location ), leveled area ( location )
Mine	Weinheim	Copper ; abandoned before 1816 and used to this day as a well, north of the Weschnitz , opposite Seizenmühle, today Hildebrand'sche Untere Mühle	location
St. Christian (on Jacobsberg)	Weinheim OT Hohensachsen	Copper , also barite ; Current condition: buried, lies directly on the roadside	location
Marie mine in the Kohlbach	Weinheim OT Hohensachsen	Barite , zinc, lead, copper; Visitor mine	location
Helena pit	Weinheim OT Heiligkreuz	Iron and silver; Operation before 1729 to the 19th century; The dismantling goes back to initiatives by Baron von Osten and Konrad von der Lippe, and later by Freiherr von Hundheim ; After the end of operations, conversion for water extraction (1896 to 1902), the front part was bricked up and a double floor was installed to guide the pipes	location
Hessel-Abaufeld	Wiesloch	Zinc, earlier also iron and lead. Between Wiesloch and Nussloch . Operating hours: Celtic, Roman, 8. – 13. Century, 15.-18. Century, 1850 to the end of the 19th century. Century was washing, throbbing, etc. Melting in the Leimbachtal. Ore distribution: Zn-Fe-Pb-carbonates, PbS. Operator: Stolberger Zink AG and most recently AG des Altenbergs .
Wilhelmshöhe tunnel	Wiesloch	Zinc, lead; Hessel dismantling field; late 19th century; Tunnel walled up after a few meters and broken behind it	location
Maxstollen	Wiesloch	Zinc, lead; Hessel dismantling field; 19th century; Tunnel spilled	location
pit	Wiesloch	Kobelsberg Field; Tunnel spilled; Pos. Inaccurate	location
Old Friedrich Stollen	Wiesloch	Zinc and lead; Kobelsberg Field; no heap; north of the dirt road; Pos. Inaccurate	location
New Friedrichstollen	Wiesloch	Zinc and lead; Kobelsberg Field; Oral hole: north L547. Ore lead: ZnS, PbS, FeS2 (+ - As), ZnCO3; Period: 1918–1941; Main conveyor tunnel for the Kobelsberg field. Operator: Stolberger Zink AG. The new Friedrichstollen served from 1918 as a uniform transport route from the Kobelsberg field. From 1920 transport for large-scale processing on the southern slope of the Schafbuckels. Tunnel broken after a few meters.	location
Elvin Shaft	Wiesloch	Zinc; Kobelsberg Field; In 1868 the primary ore was developed below the groundwater level for the first time. Hardly any heap material is still visible, only around 500 m³ around the Elvinschacht. Backfilled and renatured.	location
Aperture shaft	Wiesloch	Zinc; Kobelsberg Field; was sunk in 1915; backfilled and renatured.	location
Blessings of god	Wiesloch	Zinc; Operator: Stolberger Zink AG ; Ore lead: ZnS, PbS, FeS2 (+ - As), ZnCO3; End of operation: 1954; with the following systems: Schafbuckelschacht ( location ) Maxschacht - second main shaft next to Schafbuckelschacht, depth 213 m, ten levels, operation: 1940–1954 ( location ) Klingstollen - last conveyor tunnel from 1941 to 1953, meanwhile buried, water outlet at the foot of the slope, position somewhat uncertain ( location ) Gänsbergschacht - depth 71 m, experimental operation from 1950–1954, shaft is covered ( location )	location
Magnetberg	Bensheim OT Hochstädten	Iron, around 1930; Tunnels at least 95 m long, driven from the Untermühle in a south-easterly direction. The tunnel is located within a few hundred meters of the location of the Auerbach mine (marble). District: location
rock	Heppenheim OT Ober-Laudenbach	Copper, awarded after 1880; District: location
Lead alf	Lautertal OT Raidelbach	Awarded in 1889; District: location
pit	Lautertal OT Gadernheim	; District: location
Reichenbach	Lautertal OT Reichenbach	Copper, lead, silver; Awarded after 1878; District: location
Heinrich	Lautertal OT Reichenbach
Friedrich	Rimbach OT Zotzenbach	Iron; Awarded in 1876; District: location
Franziska	Rimbach OT Zotzenbach	Iron; Awarded in 1876
Carl	Rimbach OT Zotzenbach	Iron; Awarded in 1876
Lousie	Rimbach OT Zotzenbach	Iron; Awarded in 1876

Northern Odenwald

 Map with all coordinates of the Northern Odenwald section : OSM

Surname	City / municipality	comment	location	image
Wine fountain	Brensbach OT Wallbach	around 1874; Shaft with 6 m depth; Promotion of iron cream for dye production; District: location
pit	Brensbach OT Wallbach	Silver mine around 1700
Goodness of god	Brensbach OT Affhöllerbach	Iron and manganese; Mining of brown iron, red iron and iron cream from 1886 from a shaft with a depth of 24 m. When this shaft was being lowered, old mine buildings were encountered (shaft with cross passage)
In the Oberwald	Eppertshausen (Forest Oak)	Iron (brownstone); Deposit was proven in 1857, mining in the years 1859–1862, 1867 and 1868–1873; total output 5759 t ore; The Christianssegen, Henriette and Wilhelm pits were in the immediate vicinity, but they were less productive than the pit in the Oberwald. About two kilometers north of it, near Urberach , there was another small mine field on iron ore with the pits Christianssegen II, Friederike, Otto and Romanus, as well as the Sausteighügel pit (also known as Eisenkaute). The latter was the most important with a production of 648 t in 1859 and 1860, further investigations in 1870 were unsuccessful
Jacob	Highest OT Hummetroth	Manganese ; Braunstein and Roteisenstein; the deposit was found in 1855, mining began in 1858, temporarily stopped in 1859, renewed mining from 1871 to 1873, followed by closure; Sale between 1881–1888, transfer to the name “Aktiengesellschaft Schalker Gruben- und Hüttenverein Gelsenkirchen” 1898 1936 Investigation work and the sinking of 21 small round shafts, without extraction; hardly any traces preserved	location
Klein-Umstadt heavy spar mines	Groß-Umstadt OT Klein-Umstadt	Barite , e.g. T. iron ore ; altogether from 1839 to 1931; around 2/3 of the total mining in the Odenwald (next to Ober-Kainsbach and Ober-Easter ). for more information see under heavy spar mining in Klein-Umstadt , interesting was the Klein-Umstädter heavy spar war for mining rights, today 2 topics in the UNESCO Geopark educational path "The small mountain road - landscape, people and the environment in Klein-Umstadt" . 5 corridor districts with a total of more than 12 corridors: Hönig (from 1913 union Oberweiß , later by Rheinische Fluß- und Schwerspatwerke Ludwigshafen ) ( location ), Ohlbach (from 1839 to 1909, depth: 85 m), Sauruh (from 1891) ( location ) , Spitzweg-Steinkrieg (from around 1900) and Stangenberg (from 1860), as well as the Stamina and Edelweiss pits.
Barite pit Anna	Dreieich OT Götzenhain	North of the Odenwald lies the Anna barite mine in Dreieich - Götzenhain , which was operated from 1921 to 1928 and which was opened for research from 2002 onwards. The occurrence of barite in the Götzenhain district was verified in 1858 by the geologist R. Ludwig. The first underground mining began on July 1, 1866. However, work was stopped again in 1872. On March 21, 1921, the dismantling began again, but this work only lasted until 1928. The dismantling was not revived after 1945. The pit consisted of the approximately 14 meter deep shaft and three tunnels with a length of 70, 50 and 30 meters. The association “Interest group historical mining Dreieich-Götzenhain e. V. ".	location	|
Pit on Kirchberg	Mühltal OT Nieder-Ramstadt	Manganese; Dismantling on Kirchberg
At the grace of God	Ober-Ramstadt	Small amounts of silver, mainly copper. Initially operated as a silver mine from 1506 with interruptions until 1590, production maximum from 1577–1581. Reopened in 1858, without new mining, further prospecting in 1907 and 1908. Heavy spar veins with silver and copper ores. Formerly civil engineering , shaft with three levels.	location
Pit golden chew	Rossdorf	Copper; from around 1500 with interruptions until 1686, again from 1854 to 1859	Location (approx.)
United egg height	Groß-Umstadt	Eisen, awarded after 1862
Lena	Groß-Umstadt	Eisen, awarded after 1862
Theobald	Groß-Umstadt	Eisen, awarded after 1862
Gustav	Groß-Umstadt	Eisen, awarded after 1862
Robert	Groß-Umstadt	Eisen, awarded after 1862
Women praise	Groß-Umstadt OT Wiebelsbach	Eisen, awarded 1878, Frau-Nauses district ; District: location
Stolzenfels III	Groß-Umstadt OT Heubach	Eisen, awarded after 1878; District: location
August	Groß-Umstadt OT Heubach	Iron, awarded after 1878
Arnulph	Groß-Umstadt OT Heubach	Iron, awarded after 1878
Adolphus	Groß-Umstadt OT Heubach	Iron, awarded after 1878
Caroline	Groß-Umstadt OT Heubach	Iron, awarded after 1878
Vineyard head	Groß-Umstadt OT Heubach	Iron, awarded after 1878
Ludwig	Groß-Umstadt	Iron, awarded after 1878
Lina	Groß-Umstadt	Iron, awarded after 1878
Mina	Groß-Umstadt	Iron, awarded after 1878
Mina I	Groß-Umstadt	Iron, awarded after 1878
Urban	Groß-Umstadt	Iron, awarded after 1878
Eagle owl	Groß-Umstadt	Iron, awarded after 1878
Wilhelm	Groß-Umstadt	Iron, awarded after 1878
Kunigunde	Groß-Umstadt OT Kleestadt	Iron, awarded 1880; District: location
Heavy spar mill	Groß-Umstadt OT Kleestadt	Barite
hope	Groß-Umstadt OT Richen	Iron, awarded 1880; District: location
Over white	Groß-Umstadt	iron
Adelhaid	Groß-Umstadt OT Klein-Umstadt	Iron, awarded in 1880 at the same time as mining of heavy spar
luck	Groß-Umstadt OT Klein-Umstadt	Iron, awarded in 1880 at the same time as mining of heavy spar
Luck i	Groß-Umstadt OT Klein-Umstadt	Iron, awarded in 1880 at the same time as mining of heavy spar
Iron cream	Groß-Umstadt OT Klein-Umstadt	Iron, awarded in 1880 at the same time as mining of heavy spar
Projecta	Groß-Umstadt OT Wiebelsbach	Iron and manganese, awarded after 1880; District: location
Ziethen II	Groß-Umstadt OT Wiebelsbach	Iron, awarded after 1880
Margaretha	Groß-Umstadt OT Dorndiel	Eisen, awarded 1881; District: location
Anna	Groß-Umstadt OT Raibach	Iron, 19th century; District: location
Adolf	Otzberg OT herring	Brown iron and manganese, mutation 1858, renewed award after 1878; District: location
At the ore	Otzberg OT herring	Red iron; Mutung 1852; phased dismantling at least in 1856 and 1859–1860, renewed award after 1878; Ore extraction in open pit mining in the following years and then temporary closure; In 1936 new investigations, trenches were dug, a tunnel with a die was excavated, the deposit turned out to be not worthwhile. Mining existed very early, the first mining regulations for Otzberg were drawn up in 1472. Mining near Otzberg is also known from the 18th century.
horn	Schaafheim	Eisen, awarded in 1880
maw	Schaafheim OT Schlierbach	Iron, awarded 1880; District: location
Aurelia	Schaafheim OT Mosbach	Iron, awarded 1880; District: location
Catherine	Schaafheim OT Mosbach	Eisen, awarded in 1880
Eulalia	Schaafheim OT Mosbach	Eisen, awarded in 1880
Agnes	Highest OT Pfirschbach	Eisen, awarded in 1877; District: location
head	Brensbach	Awarded in 1883
Nero	Brensbach	Awarded in 1883
bee	Brensbach	Awarded in 1883
Philemon	Brensbach	Awarded in 1883
Heinrichssegen	Brensbach OT Wersau	Awarded in 1884; District: location
hope	Brensbach OT Wersau	Awarded in 1884
Sophie	Reinheim OT Spachbrücken	Awarded in 1887; District: location
Ferdinande	Reinheim OT Ueberau	Awarded in 1884; District: location
Herring II	Otzberg OT Nieder-Klingen	Awarded between 1878–1885; District: location
Emilie	Otzberg OT Nieder-Klingen	Awarded between 1878–1885
Emil	Otzberg OT Nieder-Klingen	Awarded between 1878–1885
Annaburg	Otzberg OT Ober-Klingen	Awarded after 1876; District: location
Dipo-Negoro	Otzberg OT Ober-Klingen	Awarded after 1876
Magdalena	Otzberg OT Ober-Klingen	Awarded after 1876
pink	Otzberg OT Ober-Klingen	Awarded after 1876
Lousienthal	Otzberg OT Ober-Klingen	Awarded after 1876

Middle Odenwald

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Surname	City / municipality	comment	location	image
Pit in the old meadow	Fürth OT Weschnitz	Iron; medieval old mining on the Kahlberg , first mentioned in 795	location
Pit on Kapellenberg	Fürth OT Weschnitz	Iron; medieval old mining on the Kahlberg, first mentioned in 795	location
Pit at the Osterbach	Fürth OT Weschnitz	Iron; medieval old mining on the Kahlberg, first mentioned in 795	location
Geiswiese	Reichelsheim OT Bockenrod	Manganese; 19th century
Gottfried	Reichelsheim OT Bockenrod	Manganese; 19th century
Adolph	Reichelsheim OT Bockenrod	Manganese; 19th century	location
George	Reichelsheim OT Bockenrod	Manganese; Development work in 1852, 1853 and 1858, again in 1884 and 1886; Mining operations in 1883, from 1893 to 1897, 1903 to 1909, and from 1916 to 1924; Shaft 1 ( location ), new gallery ( location ), air shaft for new gallery ( location ), stockpile reel shaft ( location )	location
Juno	Reichelsheim OT Bockenrod	Manganese; 19th century	location
Ostra cave	Reichelsheim OT Upper Easter	Silbergrube, first mentioned in 1579; accessible on request	location
In the reed bed	Reichelsheim OT Rohrbach	Iron, at least 1500 to 1568; District: location
Rubens	Reichelsheim OT Rohrbach	Manganese; started around 1880, shaft 7 m deep; from 1885 digging trenches (8 or 6 m long); Nest-like deposit with manganese ore with a content of 12% manganese; Total production 45 t of ores.
Fortuna	Reichelsheim OT Erzbach	Manganese; Operation: end of the 19th century	location
Pit in the Cent Forest	Reichelsheim OT Upper Easter	Iron; medieval old mining on Kahlberg, first mentioned in 795; Until the modern era, dismantling was carried out again and again, for example in terms of location and location	location
Pit on the Almende	Reichelsheim OT Upper Easter	Barite ; also mining Alme ; Operation: 1850 to 1870; 2 shafts and 2 tunnels; Barite crystals up to 30 cm in size (preserved in the Senckenberg Museum and State Museum Darmstadt collections )	location
Pit on the Kahlberg	Reichelsheim OT Upper Easter	Iron; medieval old mining on the Kahlberg, first mentioned in 795	location
Mountain spirit	Reichelsheim OT Ober-Kainsbach	Barite ; End of operation 1912; as White brick wall known	location
Unexpected luck	Brombachtal OT Langenbrombach	Iron and manganese; 19th century; District: location
luck	Brombachtal OT Langenbrombach	Iron and manganese; 19th century
Frida	Brombachtal OT Birkert	Brown iron stone; Deposit found in 1861, in 1873 15 tons of manganese iron stone were mined; Trial drilling in 1895 was unsuccessful
Adolph	Reichelsheim OT Ober-Kainsbach	Iron and manganese; 19th century; District: location
Bertha	Erbach OT Haisterbach	Iron; 19th century; District: location
Nicolaus	Erbach OT Schönnen	Iron; 19th century; District: location
Ebersberg	Erbach OT Ebersberg	Iron; 19th century; District: location
Heinrich	Erbach OT Ebersberg	Iron; 19th century
Auguste II	Bad König OT Zell	Iron and manganese; 19th century; District: location
Emil	Bad König OT Zell	Iron and manganese; 19th century
star	Erbach OT Elsbach	19th century; District: location
Star II	Erbach OT Elsbach	19th century
Ludwig	Brombachtal OT Kirchbrombach	Sold between 1881 and 1888, transferred to the name “Aktiengesellschaft Schalker Gruben- und Hüttenverein Gelsenkirchen” 1898; District: location
pit	Highest OT Annelsbach	Iron; first mentioned in the Bergordnung of 1472 district: location
Pit at falcon's buttocks	Beerfelden OT falcon buttocks	Barite ; Dismantling in the 19th century; Manhole spilled	location
Neptune	Michelstadt OT Rehbach	Iron and manganese (brown iron stone); most important mine in Rehbach; from 1853 to 1878; several test shafts, the deposit is only small (40 to 50 m), but has a high manganese content of 11–16%; ended 1878 district: location
Adalbert	Michelstadt OT Rehbach	Iron and manganese; Occurrence detected in 1856; from 1871 experimental work; finished in 1878
Adolph	Michelstadt OT Rehbach	Iron and manganese; Occurrence detected in 1856; from 1871 experimental work; finished in 1878
Louise	Michelstadt OT Rehbach	Iron and manganese; Occurrence detected in 1856; from 1871 experimental work; finished in 1878
Obrigheim mine	Obrigheim	active mine; In operation since 1847; underground mining of gypsum ; Operator: HeidelbergCement AG ; Gallery 1 ( location ), gallery 2 ( location )	location
Hornberg mine	Neckarzimmern	Plaster; shut down, but re-used as a Bundeswehr depot; also called Gipsstollen in Neckarzimmern; now a very extensive facility with over 170,000 m² of usable space	location
Ludwig pit	Wald-Michelbach	Manganese; Visitor mine; Operation: 1889 to 1918; Mining in the Zechstein dolomite from Wad ( manganese omelan ), soft manganese ore ( pyrolusite ) and hard manganese ore ( psilomelan )	location
view	Wald-Michelbach OT Strasbourg	Manganese; Total production: 235,763 t, operation: 1899 to September 29, 1911, operator: de Wendel , 150 miners (at peak times)	location
Morning star	Wald-Michelbach OT Seckenrein	Manganese; Foundations and basement of the machine house still preserved; Schachtpinge 17 m north of the former machine house; Water solution directly southwest. the Seckenrein exit from the L3105; extensive Pingen field north of the main shaft; Halde directly west of the L3105; was operated together with the Ludwig mine	location
Minka	Wald-Michelbach OT Aschbach	Manganese; adjacent to the Minca mine; south of the district of Aschbach; Both pits: 2 tunnels, 2 shafts, operation: from around 1870 with interruptions until 1916–1918	approx location
pit	Wald-Michelbach	Noted as active in 1930; today overbuilt with housing estate	location
Hermann	Wald-Michelbach OT Affolterbach	Iron and manganese; In 1903 a 36 m deep shaft was sunk, which met a camp with 50 cm thickness; Further investigations were carried out until 1904, but dismantling was not worthwhile
Berta	Mömlingen	Iron; 19th century	location
Mühlhansenloch	Mömlingen	Iron; 14th Century	location
Apollo	Mossautal OT Güttersbach	Eisen, awarded in 1874; District: location
Zeus	Mossautal OT Güttersbach	Eisen, awarded in 1874
Leopold	Oberzent OT Beerfelden	19th century
Mercure	Oberzent OT Beerfelden	19th century
Dieu	Oberzent OT Beerfelden	19th century
Nectar	Oberzent OT Beerfelden	19th century
Sidonia	Oberzent OT Beerfelden	Iron and manganese, 19th century
Victor	Oberzent OT Gammelsbach	Iron and Manganese, awarded in 1890; District: location
Freienstein I and II	Oberzent OT Gammelsbach	Iron and Manganese, awarded in 1890
Wilibald	Oberzent OT Hetzbach	19th century; District: location
Laurentius	Oberzent OT Hetzbach	19th century
Florentine	Oberzent OT Hetzbach	19th century
Ascension I and II	Oberzent OT Olfen	Iron and manganese; Awarded from 1879; District: location
Leo	Oberzent OT Kailbach	Iron; Awarded in 1884; Eduardsthal - east side of the Schildenberg ; District: location
Heinrich	Oberzent OT Kailbach	Eisen, awarded in 1884
Markus	Oberzent OT Kailbach	Eisen, awarded in 1884
Trout	Oberzent OT Schöllenbach	Eisen, awarded in 1884; District: location
pike	Oberzent OT Schöllenbach	Eisen, awarded in 1884
salmon	Oberzent OT Schöllenbach	Eisen, awarded in 1884
Friederike	Oberzent OT Finkenbach	Eisen, awarded in 1884, location: Ober-Finkenbach; District: location
Mina	Oberzent OT Finkenbach	Eisen, awarded in 1884, location: Ober-Finkenbach
Marie	Oberzent OT Finkenbach	Eisen, awarded in 1884, location: Ober-Finkenbach
horst	Oberzent OT Raubach	Eisen, awarded from 1881; District: location
Falk	Oberzent OT Raubach	Iron, awarded from 1881
Eagle	Oberzent OT Raubach	Iron, awarded from 1881
Anna	Oberzent OT Finkenbach	Eisen, awarded in 1884, location: Unter-Finkenbach
Carolus	Oberzent OT Hebstahl	Eisen, awarded in 1884; District: location
Philip	Oberzent OT Hebstahl	Eisen, awarded in 1884
Magdalena	Oberzent OT Unter-Sensbach	Eisen, awarded in 1884; District: location
Bertha	Oberzent OT Unter-Sensbach	Eisen, awarded in 1884
Helga	Oberzent OT Unter-Sensbach	Eisen, awarded in 1884
Gottlieb	Oberzent OT Unter-Sensbach	Iron, 19th century
owl	Michelstadt OT Eulbach	Awarded in 1876; District: location

See also

• List of mines in the Lahn-Dill area
• List of mines in the Vogelsberg
• List of mines in the Taunus
• List of mines in the Spessart
• List of mines in the Palatinate

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literature

• Barbara Tuczek and others:  Land registry offices (Berggrundakten)  (= Repertories Hessisches Staatsarchiv Darmstadt ) holdings G 29 I (PDF; 128 KB). In: Archive Information System Hessen (Arcinsys Hessen), as of August 2007, accessed on September 22, 2016.

Evidence and details

1. ^ Friedrich Mößinger: Mines and iron hammers in the Odenwald (= writings for local history and home care in the Starkenburger area. Issue 21/22, ZDB -ID 971701-8 ). Publishing house of the "Südhessische Post", Heppenheim 1957.
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g} J.-U. Eder, J. Babist: Avoiding damage to mining relics by using alternative wood-backing technology using the example of the Weschnitz-Rohrbach mining district . 2009. Online publication of the Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald e. V .; www.geo-naturpark.net PDF (2.4 MB) , accessed on April 10, 2014
3. ↑ Border area between crystalline Odenwald and red sandstone Odenwald
4. ↑ Michael Fettel: The mining on marble - near Bensheim Auerbach and Hochstädten , Seraprint Verlag 2011, 152 pages, ISBN 978-3-926707-15-4
5. ↑ The mine is located directly at the western entrance to Hochstätten, but in the Auerbach district.
6. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r} R. Fritsche, J. Schmitz: Inventory of residue dumps from mining and ore processing in Baden-Württemberg. Volume I: Northern part . Safety department, low-pollutant and low-waste process project, Research Center Karlsruhe, March 1996. PDF (25.3 MB) , accessed on April 10, 2014.
7. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i} Mines of unknown names are entered according to the nearby geographical features or parcel names; for Hessen, see: Parcel record in the real estate cadastre of the state of Hessen; Cadastre Hessen ( Memento of the original from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed April 10, 2014 
8. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n} E. Nickel, M. Fettel: Odenwald. Collection of geological guides , Volume 65, 2nd edition, 1985, Bornträger (Berlin, Stuttgart), 231 pages, ISBN 978-3-443-15045-7
9. ↑ Raimund Ditter: The economic development of the Odenwald, especially chap. 3.3.1 Mining, Diplomica Verlag (2006), ISBN 978-3-8324-9880-1
10. ^ Rainer Slotta : Technical monuments in the Federal Republic of Germany . Ed .: German Mining Museum Bochum. tape  5 Part 1, 1986, ISBN 3-921533-37-6 , pp. 1108 .
11. ↑ ^{a b c} K. Schnarrenberger, H. Thürach: Sheet 23 (today: Sheet 6518 Heidelberg-Nord) (=  special geological map of the Grand Duchy of Baden ). Giesecke & Devrient, Berlin 1917.
12. ↑ Kupfergrube at mindat.org
13. ↑ ^{a b} Repertories of the Hessian State Archive Darmstadt, HStAB inventory G 29 I, land registry offices (mining land files), 15 Lorsch District Court. P. 51
14. ↑ The silver content was low; a maximum of 2.5 kg of silver could be extracted from 5 to 10 tons of ore. Between 24 and 33 people were employed. The pit was ventilated without having to dig an additional weather shaft, as the two tunnels were driven with different inclines after they branched off, so that a permanent draft is created by slight temperature differences. Information board Geo- and Nature Park Bergstrasse-Odenwald, geopoint Grube Hülfe Gottes , on site.
15. ↑ Nicoline Pilz: This excavation site is very exciting , Rhein-Neckar Zeitung from January 23, 2014. Link , accessed on April 10, 2014
16. ↑ ^{a b} Coordinate determined from: DTK25 (1: 25000) from circa 1930, updated to 1950, sheet 6418 Weinheim, collection of Brigham Young University, ( online )
17. ↑ Nicoline Pilz: Großsachsen - An "old experimental tunnel in a hollow way" , Rhein-Neckar Zeitung of February 7, 2014. Bergmeister Ludolph in 1778 mentions the tunnel as an "old experimental tunnel in a hollow path", presumably originating 15th or 16th .Century Link , accessed April 10, 2014
18. ↑ Partial processing by AG Altbergbau Odenwald , documented as part of the Geo-Naturpark Bergstrasse-Odenwald Link , accessed on April 10, 2014
19. ↑ From 1851 a smelter was built, which also processed the copper ores from Roßdorf. The low copper content of the ores brought the extraction to the brink of profitability, so the extraction rights were sold to C. Rhodius from Cologne in 1854, who immediately sold on to Ch. Rochaz from Paris, who in turn leased to H. Simpson from New York. Simpson went bankrupt in 1855. After a few years of standstill, production was resumed from 1860 by a trade union from Reichenbach, initially with 17 miners and from 1864 with 45 employees. From 1861, a leaching plant replaced the hut, but the resulting wastewater led to the mine being shut down again in 1868. After more than 30 years of interruption, the deposit was opened up again by L. Best from 1902, and further attempts were made in 1914 and 1917, all of which did not result in continuous operation. It was not until 1939 that it was successfully put back into operation, which lasted until 1944, and the mine has been closed for good since June 30, 1944. Production 1939–1944: 13025 t of conveyed goods, corresponding to 171 t of copper, as the copper content is very low.
20. ↑ Michael Fettel: The lead and copper ore deposits near Reichenbach in the Odenwald , in: Aufschluss, Heidelberg, special volume 27, 1975, pp. 249-254, digitized version , PDF (20 MB), accessed on April 10, 2014
21. ^ Negotiations of the Natural History-Medical Association in Heidelberg , Volume 12, 1914 digitized version , accessed on April 14, 2015.
22. ^ Geological special map of the Grand Duchy of Baden , Geological State Institute 1896, digitized version , accessed on April 14, 2015.
23. ↑ Erich Lehn in the report of the Ziegelhausen district association online , accessed on April 14, 2015
24. ^ Editor: Stadtverwaltung Schriesheim, Author: Sonja Burst, Environmental Report 2004 of the City of Schriesheim , February 2005, p. 263 PDF (2 MB) , accessed on April 10, 2014
25. ↑ Ferdinand mine at mindat.org
26. ↑ Further: M. Fettel: Mining History of the Odenwald . The opening - special book. 27 (Odenwald) 1975, pp. 267–280, digitized version  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , PDF (20 MB), accessed on September 28, 2014; M. Fettel: The heavy spar mining in the Odenwald . History sheets district Bergstrasse, Vol. 20, pp. 81-126, 1987; E. Nickel, M. Fettel: Geological Guide Collection, Odenwald, 65 , Bornträger, Berlin, Stuttgart 1985, 231 pp.  
27. ↑ Geopoint in the Bergstrasse-Odenwald Geo-Nature Park: Geoppath
28. ^ ^{A b c d} Adolf Schmidt: The zinc ore deposit of Wiesloch (Baden) , in: Negotiations of the Naturhistorisch-Medicinischen Verein zu Heidelberg, Carl Winter's Universitätsbuchhandlung, 1880, pp. 369-490, online , accessed on April 10, 2014
29. ↑ Hohe Waid at mindat.org
30. ^ Helmina von Chézy: Paintings from Heidelberg, Mannheim, Schwetzingen, the Odenwalde and Neckarthale, 1816, online , accessed May 27, 2014
31. ↑ In 1845 Heinrich and Louis Hildebrand bought the Seizenmühle. See: Sonja Steiner-Welz von Welz: Handel - Handwerk - Industrie in Mannheim 1880-1930, Vermittlerverlag Mannheim (2003), ISBN 978-3-937081-52-6, accessed online May 27, 2014
32. ↑ Nicoline Pilz: From ore mining to water extraction , Rhein-Neckar Zeitung from January 4, 2014. Link , accessed on September 25, 2018
33. ↑ ^{a b c d} Rainer Slotta : Technical monuments in the Federal Republic of Germany . Ed .: German Mining Museum Bochum. tape  5 Part 1, 1986, ISBN 3-921533-37-6 , pp. 1107 .
34. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} Repertories of the Hessian State Archive Darmstadt, HStAB inventory G 29 I Land Registry (Berggrundakten), 4 Bensheim District Court, page 12
35. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Repertories of the Hessian State Archive Darmstadt, HStAD inventory G 29 I No. 230, 9 District Court of Fürth, page 35
36. ↑ ^{a b} Arras, Ph .: Shaft and hut - former pits and mines in the large communities of Brensbach, Reichelsheim and in Überwald, 1990, self-published by Fränkisch-Crumbach
37. ^ ^{A b c} Rainer Slotta : Technical monuments in the Federal Republic of Germany . Ed .: German Mining Museum Bochum. tape  5 Part 1, 1986, ISBN 3-921533-37-6 , pp. 1105 .
38. ^ From the municipality Wallbach the Cent Kirch-Brombach pretended half free liberation since the mine of Nees , which was established in the local area , 1766, signature: R-Rep. 12b No. 246, Wertheim State Archives, Baden-Württemberg State Archives; Note: Reference to Centschultheiß Nees
39. ↑ ^{a b} Note: Located directly north of the Odenwald and not belonging to it.
40. ↑ ^{a b c} Repertories of the Hessian State Archive Darmstadt, HStAD inventory G 29 I, land registry offices (mining land files), 11 Höchst District Court, page 40
41. ^ Land registry offices ( mining land registers ) a) HStAD inventory G 29 H No. 241; Mining land register Klein-Umstadt, Raibach and Kleestadt vol. I, with alphabetical register of owners (1903–1990) ; b) HStAD inventory G 29 H no. 236: Berggrundbuch Kleestadt and Klein-Umstadt, Vol. I, with alphabetical register of owners (1904–1989) ; c) Berggrundbuch Klein-Umstadt, Raibach, Groß-Umstadt, Vol. II (1931–1955)  In: Archive Information System Hessen (Arcinsys Hessen).
42. ↑ Info board of the Geo-Naturpark Bergstrasse-Odenwald Link
43. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h} M. Fettel: Bergbaugeschichte des Odenwaldes , in: Aufschluss, Heidelberg, special volume 27, 1975, pp. 267–280, PDF (20 MB) , accessed on April 10, 2014.
44. ^ Verein Altbergbau Bergstraße-Odenwald eV: Bergbau in Götzenhain ( website ), accessed on May 15, 2016.
45. ↑ Bergwerk Zur Gnade Gottes , Hessisches Intellektivenblatt 1774, Fol. 217, Odenwälder Nachrichten July 27, 1907
46. ↑ Bergassessor Sommer: The mining of Landgrave Georg I of Hesse near Oberramstadt in the Odenwalde. In: The ore mining . Zentralblatt für die Erzbergbau, December 1908, pp. 508-519 u. 536-545. Library of the Ruhr area Bochum, call number 8 b 73.4, 1908.
47. ↑ Ursula Richter, Wilhelm Kraft: Streets and alleys in Roßdorf and Gundernhausen, Roßdorfer Spektrum 12, 2002 Online ( Memento from December 22, 2015 in the Internet Archive ), PDF, accessed on June 1, 2014
48. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj} Repertories of the Hessian State Archives Darmstadt, HStAD inventory G 29 I Land registry offices ( Berggrundakten), 10 Groß-Umstadt District Court, page 37
49. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g} Rainer Slotta : Technical monuments in the Federal Republic of Germany . Ed .: German Mining Museum Bochum. tape  5 Part 1, 1986, ISBN 3-921533-37-6 , pp. 1106 .
50. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p} Repertories of the Hessian State Archive Darmstadt, HStAD inventory G 29 I, land registry offices (Berggrundakten), 19 district court Reinheim, page 61
51. ↑ ^{a b c d e} The description of Mark Heppenheim from 795 in the Codex Laureshamensis mentions the Arezgrefte (ore mines) in the area around Weschnitz for the first time .
52. ↑ ^{a b c d e} J. Babist: The manganese ore mining between Bockenrod and Rohrbach near Reichelsheim . Publication of the Geo-Naturpark Bergstrasse-Odenwald eV, 2005; www.geo-naturpark.net PDF (2.6 MB)  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed April 10, 2014  
53. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l} Repertories of the Hessian State Archives Darmstadt, HStAD inventory G 29 I, land registry offices (mining land files), 16 Michelstadt District Court, page 52
54. ↑ Archived in the Wertheim archive : “Anoldisbpach” celebrates its 700th birthday, Kartoffelsupp, June 2014 online edition
55. ^ Friedrich Mössinger: Mines and iron hammers in the Odenwald. Heppenheim 1957, pp. 34–38 ( writings for local history and home care in the Starkenburger room 21/22 ).
56. ↑ DD Klemm, H. Fazakas: Die Schwerspatvorkommen des Odenwaldes , in: Aufschluss, Heidelberg, special volume 27, 1975, pp. 263–266, PDF (20 MB) , accessed on April 10, 2014.
57. ^ Website operator HeidelbergCement AG , accessed on April 29, 2014
58. ^ Hessian State Office for Environment and Geology: Hessens Unterwelt . Visitor mines in Hessen , 2010. PDF , accessed April 10, 2014.
59. ^ Company de Wendel (Societe anonyme des petit-fils de Francois de Wendel) from Hayingen in Lorraine; Link , accessed April 10, 2014
60. ^ Hans-Günther Morr: Mining and Industry in the Überwald: Erzbergwerk Grube Aussicht , Geiger-Verlag, 143 pages, ISBN 3-89264-852-2
61. ↑ Mine view: gallery C1 ( location ), gallery C2 ( location ), gallery D ( location ), gallery E ( location ), gallery U ( location )
62. ↑ ^{a b} Geo-Naturpark Odenwald, Geopark path fire and water in Mömlingen
63. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af} Repertories of the Hessian State Archives Darmstadt, HStAD inventory G 29 I land registry offices (mining land files), 3 District Court of Beerfelden, page 7
64. ↑ KML file . Retrieved August 18, 2019.
65. ↑ ( page no longer available , search in web archives: GPX file )

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