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Neubulach

Hella-Glück-Stollen

Useful Information

Location:	Neubulach
Open:	Hella-Glück-Stollen: APR to OCT Mon-Sat 10-16, Sun 10-17. Erlebnis-Stollen: by appointment. [2006]
Fee:
Classification:
Light:	electric
Dimension:
Guided tours:	Hella-Glück-Stollen: D=40min. Erlebnis-Stollen: D=3h.
Bibliography:
Address:	Teinach-Touristik Neubulach, Marktplatz 3, 75387 Neubulach, Tel: +49-7053-9695-10 E-mail:
Last update:	$Date: 2007/08/09 07:52:16 $

History


13th cty		first mining activties.
14th cty		heyday of mining.
1969		start of development as a show mine.

Geology

Description

The copper and silver mine in Neubulach had its heyday during the 14th century. The rich ores, especially malachite and azurite, were ideal for manual underground mining. But soon the deposits were exhausted and the mining faded away.

The show mine was started back in 1969 by an iniciative of locals. The almost forgotten tunnel Hella-Glück-Stollen was cleaned during 7,000 hours of work and equipped with electric light. The Stollenklause restaurant was created, which offers food and drink, and is also the ticket office. Visitors of the mine get a helmet and a trouser here.

A few years ago a second guided tour was opened, whiich shows a differnet part of the many kilometers long labyrinth of tunnels. The lower tunnels are guided for small groups under the name Erlebniswelt (adventure world). The visitors get wellingtons, helmets, miner headlamps and water resistant trousers. Then the narrow and low medieval parts of the mine are visited. The tour requires some stooping and to climb mine shafts on ladders, but the visitors are rewarded by impressive geologic and mineralogic sigths. There is copper ore in the rock in form of malachite and azurite, and the socaled Bergperlen (mine pearls).