Barbaraturm

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Al:

So this vast area is the cradle of mining! Even St. Barbara would be amazed. As the patron saint of miners, I would rather expect her retirement home here! A disused winding tower would be terrific to enjoy the panorama.

 

The "Steel Time Travelers" Luise & Alfred: Barbaraturm


Visitor information

Address:
Auf der Steineberger Höhe
57629 Malberg
Phone: 02741/291118
tourismus@vg-bg.de
www.vg-bg.de

Opening hours:
The area is accessible 24 hours a day.
 

Besucherbergwerk Grube Bindweide




Bergbau 10 Grube Bindweide

6 March 1872 is a pitch-black day for the Bindweide iron ore mine in Steinebach: the worst mine disaster in the Siegerland region kills 14 people and is one of the reasons why mine owner Theodor Stein sells virtually all of his ore mines to the Essen-based Krupp company. These kinds of stories about the everyday underground struggle for survival surround today's visitors at every turn …

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Barbaraturm




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So this vast area is the cradle of mining! Even St. Barbara would be amazed. As the patron saint of miners, I would rather expect her retirement home here! A disused winding tower would be terrific to enjoy the panorama.

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Geopark Westerwald-Lahn-Taunus




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Caves and heights, marble, stone and iron, this stretch of land really has it all. You can take my word for it, because here the soil has been richly blessed, not only for farming and animal husbandry - I mean the treasures that are unearthed here. Where would we be without them...

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