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Züscher Hammer

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Züscher Hammer
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See a reconstruction of a water-driven hammer works in action today. Exhibits on show demonstrate the production of iron. The site is explained and it is a unique experience to hear the hammer hitting metal in the quietness of the Altbach Valley.

On this site the industrialist Hauzeur developed the largest hammer works in the Hunsrück at the beginning of the 17th century. The facilities included a crushing mill, smelting works, a forge hammer and a charcoal storage shed. At the height of production there was work for numerous woodcutters, charcoal burners, ore diggers, smelters and hammer smiths, who lived in forest huts or shacks. These were the origins of the villages of Damflos and Neuhütten with the hamlets “Schmelz” (Smelt) and “Zinsershütten”. See a reconstruction of a water-driven hammer works in action today. Some of the exhibits demonstrate the production of iron.The site is explained and it is a unique experience to hear the pounding of the hammer hitting metal in the quietness of the Altbach Valley.

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49.636999, 7.006354

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49°38'13.2"N 7°00'22.9"E

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32U 356052 5500180

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Langer Markt 30
54411 Hermeskeil
+49 6503 809500 http://www.hermeskeil.de E-mail: info@hermeskeil.de

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