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Jochen Vieß
July 5, 2021
Hiking
The old lime works in the middle of the forest is definitely worth a trip. Those who dare to go into the basement will see old funnels from which stalactites and stalagmites grow.
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DirkWi
September 12, 2023
Hiking
Barely a fifteen-minute walk from Hergenrath station, you come across this abandoned lime kiln in a forest. As high as a four-storey house, it resembles a (derelict) castle. Strange to enter here around 8am. How a dilapidated, dirty and abandoned factory building still has an appeal.
Extensive information about the history of the Westdeutsche Kalkwerke (and the nearby Hammerbrücke) can be found here, in a downloadable edition (1994) of the Göhltal historical circle.
s037034186f9fad83.jimcontent.com/download/version/1572974993/module/18262603425/name/1994-02_Geschichte%20Steinbruch.pdf
Extensive information about the history of the Westdeutsche Kalkwerke (and the nearby Hammerbrücke) can be found here, in a downloadable edition (1994) of the Göhltal historical circle.
s037034186f9fad83.jimcontent.com/download/version/1572974993/module/18262603425/name/1994-02_Geschichte%20Steinbruch.pdf
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AnneTanne
April 18, 2021
Hiking
'Am alten Kalkwerk'
Old lime kiln, out of operation since 1955. Now an impressive ruin.
Old lime kiln, out of operation since 1955. Now an impressive ruin.
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