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Werminghoff Mine, Knappenrode, Hoyerswerda, Bautzen District, Saxony, Germanyi
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Werminghoff MineMine (Tourist Attraction)
KnappenrodeQuarter
HoyerswerdaMajor District Town
Bautzen DistrictDistrict
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Aerial view of the Knappenrode lignite mining area, in 1993.

Werminghoff Mine, Knappenrode, Hoyerswerda, Bautzen District, Saxony, Germany
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View of the Knappenrode lignite mining area, in 1928.

Werminghoff Mine, Knappenrode, Hoyerswerda, Bautzen District, Saxony, Germany
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Interior view of the Knappenrode mining museum, in 2001.

Werminghoff Mine, Knappenrode, Hoyerswerda, Bautzen District, Saxony, Germany
09336510017272420524776.jpg
Aerial view of the Knappenrode lignite mining area, in 1993.

Werminghoff Mine, Knappenrode, Hoyerswerda, Bautzen District, Saxony, Germany
01758340017272420542574.jpg
View of the Knappenrode lignite mining area, in 1928.

Werminghoff Mine, Knappenrode, Hoyerswerda, Bautzen District, Saxony, Germany
09084060017272420546842.jpg
Interior view of the Knappenrode mining museum, in 2001.

Werminghoff Mine, Knappenrode, Hoyerswerda, Bautzen District, Saxony, Germany
09336510017272420524776.jpg
Aerial view of the Knappenrode lignite mining area, in 1993.

Werminghoff Mine, Knappenrode, Hoyerswerda, Bautzen District, Saxony, Germany
01758340017272420542574.jpg
View of the Knappenrode lignite mining area, in 1928.

Werminghoff Mine, Knappenrode, Hoyerswerda, Bautzen District, Saxony, Germany
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 23' 58'' North , 14° 19' 40'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Tourist Attraction) - last checked 2021
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Knappenrode713 (2015)0.7km
Lohsa4,641 (2014)5.3km
Wittichenau6,261 (2015)6.0km
Hoyerswerda43,681 (2015)7.7km
Königswartha3,767 (2015)9.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
416199
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:416199:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Former lignite mine.

Now part of a museum (Energiefabrik Knappenrode, formerly Lausitzer Bergbaumuseum Knappenrode). Among other things, a collection of agates is shown.

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Germany/Poland

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