Förderturm der Grube Georg

Grube Georg Mine Head

Useful Information

Location:	Willroth, historische Raiffeisenstraße, an der A3 Abfahrt Neuwied/Altenkirchen.
Open:	APR to OCT 3rd Sunday every month 14, 15:30. [2013]
Fee:	Adults EUR 2.50, Children (14-18) EUR 1.50. Tours after appointment: minimum fee EUR 25, up to 10 persons, each additional person EUR 2.50. [2013]
Classification:	Iron Mine
Light:	Incandescent Electric Light System
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Address:	Bürgerinitiative Willroth e.V., Hans-Jürgen Kalscheid, Tel: +49-2687-7909043. E-mail: Thomas Schug, Tel: +49-179-1158396. Verbandsgemeindeverwaltung Flammersfeld, Tel: +49-2685-809192, Tel: +49-2685-809193. E-mail:
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History

1952	Begin of construction.
1954	Headframe completed.
1994	Begin of renovation.
1995	Renovation completed.
APR-2002	Opened to the public.

Geology

Description

The head frame of Schacht II (shaft II) of Grube Georg is 56m high. It was built in the early 1950s with financing by the Marshall Plan, the U.S. initiative to restore democracy and infrastructure in Germany, and the German Montanunion, a conglomerate of mining companies. It was renovated in the 19990s, which took until 2002 when it was finally opened to the public. It can be visited outside and inside, including the rope wheels in the second floor.

This head frame is the landmark of the abandoned iron ore mining around Flammersfeld. The iron ore is found along a cleft named Horhauser Gangzug. The mining starts with Grube Georg and Zeche Girmscheid, then follow the mines Friedrich Wilhelm, Nöchelchen, Louise, Lammerichskaule, Harzberg and Silberwiese.