The Segen Gottes Show Mine (german: Besucherbergwerk Segen Gottes) is a
show mine
A mine, i.e. an industrial facility for the underground extraction of mineral commodities, has three operating phases: it may be open or running, or closed or it may be a working museum. Most mines are simply closed once they are no longer produc ...
in the parish of Schnellingen in the municipality of
Haslach in the
Central Black Forest in
Germany
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[Schwarzwald]
''Besucherbergwerk Segen Gottes'' at www.schwarzwald.com. Retrieved 23 Aug 2017.
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History
The silver mine of ''Segen Gottes'' was first mentioned in the records in the 13th century, but is probably older. The mine was closed in the 18th century.adit
An adit (from Latin ''aditus'', entrance) is an entrance to an underground mine which is horizontal or nearly horizontal, by which the mine can be entered, drained of water, ventilated, and minerals extracted at the lowest convenient level. Adit ...
s and mineshafts. The town of Haslach decided to make these witnesses of medieval mining
Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the Earth, usually from an ore body, lode, vein, seam, reef, or placer deposit. The exploitation of these deposits for raw material is based on the economic ...
open to the public as a show mine.[Alemannic Seiten]
Besucherbergwerk Segen Gottes
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See also
* List of show mines
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* List (surname)
Organizations
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References
Literature
* Wolfgang Werner, Volker Dennert: ''Lagerstätten und Bergbau im Schwarzwald.'' Herausgabe durch Landesamt für Geologie, Rohstoffe und Bergbau, Baden-Württemberg, Freiburg im Breisgau, 2004, .
External links
Besucherbergwerk Segen Gottes
on the Haslach website
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Show mines
Former mines in Germany
Silver mines in Germany
Museums in Baden-Württemberg
Black Forest
Buildings and structures in Ortenaukreis