Cologne District

Euskirchen

Hellenthal

Old Iron Ore Mine Entrance on the Geological Mining History Trail

North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Euskirchen

Hellenthal

Old Iron Ore Mine Entrance on the Geological Mining History Trail

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Old Iron Ore Mine Entrance on the Geological Mining History Trail

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Location: Hellenthal, Euskirchen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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April 9, 2023

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Old tunnel entrance to an iron ore mine on the slope to the Reifferscheider Bach.

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February 12, 2022

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Iron was mined in Blumenthal, see de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blumenthal_(Hellenthal)

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May 29, 2023

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It is quite possible that this old mine tunnel now serves as a winter quarters for bats.

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Location: Hellenthal, Euskirchen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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