Markus-Röhling-Stolln
The Markus-Röhling-Stolln is one of the deep tunnels in the Annaberg mountain area. Its mouth hole is at 480.9 m above sea level. NN at the Sehma in the district Frohnau .
It was created in the 16th century to drain the mines on the Schreckenberg with the name St.-Anna-Stolln. In 1727 it was named after the mining authority administrator Markus Röhling , the son of Hans Röhling . Today parts of the tunnel system are accessible as a visitor mine .
history
The history of the gallery goes back to the 16th century. Large amounts of silver and cobalt ore were mined between 1733 and 1857 . From 1946, the Wismut company looked for uranium and rediscovered historic mining.
Visitor mine
Parts of the tunnel system have been accessible as a visitor mine since 1992. A mine train leads to various exhibits after a distance of 600 meters. In the historical part, a water wheel with a diameter of nine meters was recreated; the original was used to pump out groundwater from the lower levels, for which water from a stream was diverted. A former engine room is available for events, e.g. B. various celebrations are available.
Visitor information
Tunnel mouth hole
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Coordinates: 50 ° 35 ′ 54.7 " N , 12 ° 59 ′ 43.3" E