Top 10 Caves around Großhartmannsdorf

a very nice excursion destination

In 1776, an old tunnel in the so-called Saugarten was opened under the name Williger Bergmann. Work continued there with interruptions until 1812. The tunnel was recently uncovered again and is now part of the Marienberg mining trail. In summer, it is always nice and shady here and the Lauterbach river flowing past keeps it nice and cool. So you can take a break here.

On the Pockau river below the old Lauterstein castle ruins is the deep Victoria Stolln. A symbolic entrance still exists today from its former mouth hole.

The tunnel leads 10 m in a northerly direction. There it ends with a stepped end shaft and leads across 25 m to the west to a full dam which was secured by a concrete seal in 2010. The vein is part of the Bismuth-Cobalt-Nickel Formation, which may contain significant amounts of silver. In the tunnel you can find a pegimatite lens about 3.60 m behind the mouth hole on the ridge. This reddish shimmering deposit consists mainly of feldspar, quartz and mica. Source: display board

In 1776, an old tunnel in the so-called Sauarten was recorded under the name Williger Bergmann. At that time, its length was 70 m. In the years that followed, it was further excavated up to 1785 to a total length of 250 m. Originally should the Emperor Heinrich Stehende can be reached, however, this company was subsequently abandoned. In 1808 the willing miner Stolln was awarded again. During this time, 40 m were driven (to a total length of 290 m). It has been handed down that after a distance of 52 m from the mouth of the mouth, an overcut began and in the process it broke through into an old tunnel located above. Mining work ended in 1812. The tunnel was recently uncovered by mining enthusiasts and with the support of the Schneeberg mountain rescue service. The tunnel mouth was also provided with a wall.

The tunnel leads about 10.50 m north into the mountain, where it ends with a stepped end shaft. Two meters before that, the main tunnel branches off to the west. After approx. 26.5 m, this tunnel ends at a crevasse that reaches 4 m above the floor. The bottom depth of the tunnel is approx. 19 m below the surface of the ground. The tunnel can be clearly assigned to the old mine

A piece of accessible mining history below the Lauterstein castle ruins. The tunnel is accessible for more than 10m. Well lit by motion detectors and freely accessible 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

The arched mouth hole of the Neuer Segen Gottes Stolln with lining wall and quarrying made of quarry stone has the inscription "Mouth hole ... Neuer Segen Gottes Stolln 1817" on the keystone. A small drainage rose branches off underground from the tunnel and emerges not far from the mouth hole in a narrow, brick drainage ditch that flows into the Striegis. The New Blessing of God tunnel, also referred to as Seven Planets Erbstolln as an addition to the Seven Planets Fundgrube, was probably started as early as the 16th century, but only gained greater importance as a water-dissolving tunnel after it was taken over by the Himmelsfürst Fundgrube. From 1817, the treasure trove extended the tunnel further into its pit, so that it not only solved the pit of the Seven Planets Treasure Trove, but also other important shafts in Linda and Himmelsfürst, such as the Siegismund shaft (preserved heap part of the "Brander Revier”, cf. 09208116), the Albert Schacht (cf. 09208666), the Franken Schacht in 1840 (cf. 09208602) and the Glück auf Schacht (cf. 08991313). Previously, the Himmelsfürster pit was drained from the Thelersberger Stolln (cf. 09208657), which is about 21 meters higher, but the pit water was then able to drain away at a greater depth and over a much shorter distance via the Neuer Segen Gottes Stolln. Including its tunnel wing, the tunnel has a comparatively short length of approx. 6.6 kilometers. From 1854 onwards, Himmelsfürst was able to drain into the Moritz tunnels, which were even lower, so that the Neuer Segen Gottes tunnels became less important in the years that followed. From 1947 to 1950 it was made usable again by SAG Wismut and again discharged pit water from the western part of the Himmelsfürst pit and from the Glück auf shaft emergency drainage system. The adit also served as flood protection and relieved the Rothschönberger adit. As an important water release tunnel for the pits in Linda and Himmelsfürst, the Neuer Segen Gottes tunnel is of local and, above all, mining-historical significance. Its mouth, together with the water drainage ditch, are surface testimonies of this drainage system, which is so important for mining at greater depths and are therefore of great documentary value – also seen in connection with the Thelersberger Stolln.