Bergbaumuseum Mechernich

Om museet

Lead ore mining shaped Mechernich for centuries: the Celts and Romans already extracted ore here, and at peak times more than 4,000 people worked for the Mechernich works. With their closure in 1957, lead mining in the Eifel came to an end, even though one of Europe's largest lead deposits still lies underground.

The Günnersdorf mine, part of this mining district, had an eventful history. After decades of standstill, it was put back into operation in 1938, but abandoned again as early as the beginning of 1943 because of insufficient yields. It then served as an air-raid shelter for the population and, in 1944, additionally as an underground emergency hospital with an operating room and pharmacy. From 1953, sludge from ore processing was flushed into the cavities.

In the 1990s, dedicated volunteers uncovered parts of the old mine again and made it accessible as a show mine, which opened in 1995. Today the museum is run by the volunteer-based Förderverein Bergbaumuseum Mechernich. In the museum building, tools, photographs and a large 1:100-scale model of the Mechernich Bleiberg illustrate the history of mining; underground, mine guides lead visitors through tunnels, shafts and mined-out cavities. A mining-history hiking trail also opens up the former open-cast and works area.

Højdepunkter

• Guided tour of the Günnersdorf mine show mine
• History of the mine as an air-raid and hospital bunker in the Second World War
• 1:100-scale model of the Mechernich Bleiberg
• Treasure hunt with flashlights for groups of children
• Mining-history hiking trail across the former mining area

Grundlagt

1995

Ejer

Förderverein Bergbaumuseum Mechernich e.V.

Entrépriser & rabatter

Admission includes the museum and the guided tour of the show mine.

Tilgængelighed

• Delvis kørestolsvenlig
• Elevator: ingen oplysninger
• Handicaptoilet
• Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
• Servicehunde tilladt: ingen oplysninger
• Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
• Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger

The museum building, the barbecue hut and the toilets are wheelchair accessible. The show mine is not accessible to wheelchair users because of steep stairs; special tours for people with disabilities by arrangement.

Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familierAnbefales fra 6 år

• Familieomvisninger & workshops

According to the museum, the museum and mine are suitable for children from about 6 years of age. For groups there is a treasure hunt in the unlit mine with flashlights, question sheets, a treasure chest and a certificate; spooky tours are held at Halloween.

Transport & parkering

By car via the A1, exit Mechernich, then via the L165 and B477; at the roundabout, turn into Bleibergstraße.

Service & spisesteder

Museet har ikke offentliggjort oplysninger om dette.

Arrangementer & udlejning

• Lokaler til leje
• Private fester

The barbecue hut on the museum grounds can be rented, with electricity, water and access to the toilets (€150 for 2 days, each additional day €30; tent, gas grill and patio heater available for an extra charge).

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