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Mining Route

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Over a total of 23 km, the 'Mining Route' recalls the history of the former mining industry in the Ronneburg district.

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Distance 22.9 km

1:35 h

192 m

321 m

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There is not much left visible of the formerly existing mining area. However, if you look more closely, you will find historical indications of this time. With the Federal Garden Show in 2007, the landscape around Ronneburg was redesigned with landscape architecture. The fact that an open-pit mine used to be located where the Neue Landschaft® Ronneburg now stands is now shown only by before-and-after pictures in the terrain. The route leads you further through very beautiful villages through the charming Sprotte valley to Blankenhain and back to Ronneburg. You travel through flat terrain with slight inclines on lightly traveled roads.

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The exhibition "Wismut* Object 90" vividly presents the complex topic of uranium ore mining in its entirety.

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easy

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easy

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321 m

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242 m

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Café & Restaurant Pálffy Ronneburg
Der Ronneburger Markt

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www.bergbauverein-ronneburg.de

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The starting point of the circular route is the site of the 2007 Federal Garden Show in Ronneburg with the well-known 'Dragon Tail Bridge'. On this site, the "Neue Landschaft Ronneburg" was created from former mining areas. In the 'Neue Scheune', you can experience the history of uranium ore mining on about 770 m² of exhibition space. It then continues past Korbußen with a former, now restored shaft site. Numerous mining objects are displayed along the route. The 'Mining Route' continues on tracks of the former industrial railway to Löbichau. Between Beerwalde and Löbichau is the largest freestanding picture in Germany. Numerous information boards and so-called "time windows" with details about the former mining industry are located along the entire mining route.

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Drachenschwanzbrücke
Entdeckerturm in der Neuen Landschaft Ronneburg
Wismut "Objekt 90"
NEUE LANDSCHAFT Ronneburg
Miniaturausstellung Fördertürme
Schloss Ronneburg
Café & Restaurant Pálffy Ronneburg
Platane am Ronneburger Bahnhof
Der Ronneburger Markt
St Mary’s Town Church in Ronneburg
Schaubergwerk Ronneburg
Bogenbinderhalle Ronneburg
Schloss Löbichau
Monumental-Mosaik bei der Halde Beerwalde

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Ronneburg is connected to the Gera–Altenburg rail link and is also regularly served regionally by the Göttingen–Glauchau RegionalExpress. Information on schedules and fares can be found at www.bahn.de.

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Ronneburg is connected by two junctions to the A 4, which runs north of the city. When traveling from Erfurt, Hof, or Leipzig, take the Gera-Leumnitz exit; from the direction of Dresden/Chemnitz, take the Ronneburg exit. The B 7 runs through the city.

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50.889848, 12.198125

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50°53'23.5"N 12°11'53.2"E

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33U 302944 5641315

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Difficulty

easy

Overall difficulty

easy

Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

Distance

22.9 km

Duration

1:35 h

Ascent

192 m

Descent

192 m

Highest point

321 m

Lowest point

242 m

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