Volle Rose show mine

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A train of visitors in front of the mine
A dump truck that used to be used to transport ore
Tracks of the Lorenbahn in the Schortetal

The “Volle Rose” show mine is a show mine in the Schortetal near Ilmenau in Thuringia . The show mine is open daily between April and November. Guided tours take place every hour. Machines and mining techniques that were previously used are explained. Also included here is the entrance to the tunnel with the Lorenbahn .

location

The show mine is located in the Schorte Valley, south of Ilmenau in the Thuringian Forest . It uses the "Volle Rose" tunnel , which is only one of numerous former conveyor tunnels in the Oehrenstöck district. The mining area of interest is after the Archangel Michael named "Michael". Removed the Schorte high under the 805 meters were on the east side (Oehrenstöcker side) horses mountain and the 774-meter Kienberg river and heavy spar and on the west side (Ilmenau side) under the 749 meters high Lindenberg manganese . The mouth hole is about 490 meters above sea level near the Schortemühle . The “Volle Rose” tunnel is around 350 meters long.

Lorenbahn

At the end of the 19th century, a lorry railway with a gauge of 600 mm was laid in the Schortetal . It led from the ore conveyor tunnels to Grenzhammer , about three kilometers away , where the ores could be pounded and loaded onto the railroad . The Lorenbahn also led into the tunnels. After the Second World War, the Lorenbahn was dismantled because trucks were now used to transport the ores away. Thus, the tracks were only used to work in the tunnel. Since 2003, however, the track network of the Lorenbahn in the Schortetal has been expanded for tourist purposes, so that today it can be used again up to Reinhardsmühle, which is around 1,500 meters down the valley . In total there is a 3.5 km long circuit. The railway is operated with small locomotives from pre-war and GDR production.

history

The mining in Schortetal probably began in the 17th century. Initially only manganese was mined until late mining began in 1842. During the Second World War, about a dozen slave laborers of Serbian origin worked in the mine . The mining of manganese ceased in 1949 and that of Spat in 1991. The ores were important for the Ilmenau glass and porcelain industry and, during World War II, also for the small armaments factories in the city. The “Volle Rose” mine has been a museum since 1991. It includes the “Volle Rose” tunnel, a few kilometers of Loren in the Schortetal, the “Luthersteufe” mining museum on the Ilmenau – Oehrenstock road and the former mining facilities near the Schortemühle such. B. the train station or the machine hall.

Due to the increase in the world market price for fluorspar , mining was resumed in 2005 in the Oehrenstöcker district. It takes place from the " Gehrener side" from the neighboring Schobsetal.

Others

The Ilmenau barrel, the world's largest Rayleigh-Bénard experiment for studying highly turbulent convection currents, is also located on the site of the show mine .

Web links

Commons : "Volle Rose" exhibition mine  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 50 ° 39 ′ 52 ″  N , 10 ° 55 ′ 25 ″  E