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Wodzicky shaft (Wodzicki shaft), Fohnsdorf, Murtal District, Styria, Austriai
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Wodzicky shaft (Wodzicki shaft)Group of Shafts
FohnsdorfMunicipality
Murtal DistrictDistrict
StyriaState
AustriaCountry

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View of the Fohnsdorf coal mining area, in 1898.

Wodzicky shaft, Fohnsdorf, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
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View of the Fohnsdorf lignite mining area, in 1898.

Wodzicky shaft, Fohnsdorf, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
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View of the Fohnsdorf lignite mining area, in 1898.

Wodzicky shaft, Fohnsdorf, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
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View of the Fohnsdorf coal mining area, in 1898.

Wodzicky shaft, Fohnsdorf, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
02584880017272295064683.jpg
View of the Fohnsdorf lignite mining area, in 1898.

Wodzicky shaft, Fohnsdorf, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
06550380017272295066314.jpg
View of the Fohnsdorf lignite mining area, in 1898.

Wodzicky shaft, Fohnsdorf, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
08493380017418083436758.jpg
View of the Fohnsdorf coal mining area, in 1898.

Wodzicky shaft, Fohnsdorf, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
02584880017272295064683.jpg
View of the Fohnsdorf lignite mining area, in 1898.

Wodzicky shaft, Fohnsdorf, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 12' 8'' North , 14° 40' 59'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Shafts
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Fohnsdorf2,947 (2018)0.3km
Dietersdorf2,240 (2018)1.3km
Wasendorf334 (2018)1.3km
Sillweg370 (2018)2.0km
Hetzendorf1,035 (2018)2.1km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Vereinigung der Leobener MineralienfreundeSt. Marein-Feistritz, Styria17km
Mindat Locality ID:
205072
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:205072:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Wodzicky-Schacht (Wodzicki-Schacht), Fohnsdorf, Judenburg, Steiermark, Österreich


This was the deepest brown coal mine of the world (1134 m, deepest point below shaft). Now a mining museum.

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