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Sondershausen, Ortsteil Stockhausen.
A38 exit Nordhausen Süd, B4 to Sondershausen, at the city limits turn right into Schachtstraße. (51°23'22.87"N, 10°50'17.35"E) |
| Open: | Only after appointment. [2007] |
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Mon-Fri: Adults EUR 18, Children (3-18) EUR 13. Sat, Sun: Adults EUR 23, Children (3-18) EUR 18. [2007] |
| Classification: |
 Salt Mine
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| Light: | electric |
| Dimension: | L=25.000m |
| Guided tours: | T=670m, D=2.5h |
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| Address: |
Erlebnisbergwerk-Betreibergesellschaft mbH, Schachtstraße 20-22, 99706 Sondershausen, Tel: +49-3632-655280, Fax: +49-3632-655285.
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| Last update: | $Date: 2008/01/05 17:32:33 $ |
670m below Sondershausen is a unique technical museum, the more than 100 years old salt mine and the oldest potash mine of the world open to the public. Beneath the ride on the mine elevator, almost 700m down, there is a boat ride on an underground salt lake and the extraordinary ride on a tunnel slide, which is more for the adventurous visitors. Quite typical for a salt mine are huge chambers and impressive machinery for excavation and transport.
To the end of the GDR this was an important working mine, but then it soon became unrentable and was closed. At first the town tried to convert it into a show mine, to save at least a few jobs and draw tourists to the area. But in the last years the mine was transformed in what they call Erlebnisbergwerk (adventure mine). This means different sport events underground, like mountain bike races and sprint races. There is also an underground ballroom and concert hall.
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