White mine in Imsbach
The White pit Imsbach is a historic silver - and copper mine that has two kilometers from the eponymous town Imsbach in North Palatine Uplands is. In the 18th century also was cobalt won. In 1921 the mine was closed.
Visitor mine
The Imsbach White Mine has been a visitor mine since 1979 . It shows how different areas of the mine were worked on in different epochs from the Middle Ages to modern times . This is complemented by replicas of medieval processing plants. The Palatinate Mining Museum in the center of Imsbach shows the life and work of the former miners , and the Maria Imsbach mine can also be visited. Guided tours in German and English - also combined - can be arranged via the website of the mine and museum.
Earthquake monitoring station
One of twelve earthquake measuring stations operated by the State Office for Geology and Mining Rhineland-Palatinate is located in the White Pit . They are used to monitor the area of Rhineland-Palatinate.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Mineralienatlas Lexikon - Germany / Rhineland-Palatinate / Donnersbergkreis / Kirchheimbolanden / Imsbach / Weisse Grube. In: www.mineralienatlas.de. Retrieved April 4, 2018 .
- ↑ Adventure world. In: www.bew-imsbach.de. Retrieved March 7, 2016 .
- ↑ Station network. In: www.lgb-rlp.de. Retrieved February 29, 2016 .
Coordinates: 49 ° 35 '30.1 " N , 7 ° 53' 58.9" E