Himmelfahrt Fundgrube
Show mine in the research and teaching mine of the TU Bergakademie: guided descents into the Reiche Zeche at a depth of around 150 m.
Om museet
Freiberg silver mining began in the 12th century and shaped the town for eight centuries. The Himmelfahrt Fundgrube developed in the 19th century into one of the largest and technically most advanced mine complexes in Europe: in the middle of the century almost 3,000 miners worked here, and between 1840 and 1896 hundreds of tons of silver were extracted.
With the introduction of the gold standard in 1873, the price of silver collapsed. The state took over the large mines, and operations were gradually discontinued by 1913. Between 1937 and 1969, mining revived once more before ending for good.
Since 1919, the Bergakademie Freiberg has used parts of the complex as a teaching and research mine; today students and scientists of the TU Bergakademie work underground. Since the early 1990s, guests can also descend. The tourist operation is run by the Förderverein Himmelfahrt Fundgrube (friends' association), founded in 1992, whose members work as guides, machine operators and locomotive drivers.
After a closure of several years for construction work on the headframe and hoisting machine, the cage has been taking visitor groups down the Reiche Zeche shaft again since September 2023.
Højdepunkter
- Ride in the cage to a depth of around 150 m
- Active research and teaching mine of the TU Bergakademie Freiberg
- Mine workings from the 16th to the 20th century
- Adventure tour with ladder sections through narrow old mining passages
- Mining history hikes to shafts and to the Roter Graben
- Ejer
- Förderverein Himmelfahrt Fundgrube Freiberg/Sachsen e.V. (Besucherbetrieb); TU Bergakademie Freiberg
- Ledelse
- Jens Kugler
Entrépriser & rabatter
| Voksne | 18 € |
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| Nedsat pris | 10 €Teenagers aged 13 to 18, pupils and students (EntdeckerTour) |
| Børn og unge | 5 €EntdeckerTour €5 for children aged 6 to 12. Children under 6 are not permitted to descend. |
| Pensionister | –No senior discount listed; GrubenTour and ErlebnisTour only up to age 75. |
| Personer med handicap | –According to the visitor regulations, people with a severe disability ID may not take part in underground tours. |
| Studerende og elever | 10 €EntdeckerTour. |
| Grupper (fra 13 pers.) | 16 € pr. personEntdeckerTour from 13 participants, per adult; reduced €8, children €3. Closed group for a surcharge of €120. |
| Familier | 45 €EntdeckerTour, 2 adults + 2 children aged 6 and up. |
| GrubenTour (1.5 hrs) | 22 €Reduced (ages 12–18, pupils, students) €12; family €60 (2+2, children aged 12 and up); groups of 13 or more people €18 or €10. |
| ErlebnisTour (2.5 hrs) | 30 €Reduced (ages 12–18, pupils, students) €25; family €100 (2+2, children aged 12 and up); groups of 13 or more people €28 or €22. |
| Mining history hike (3 hrs) | 9 €Children up to age 13 €1. |
Prices apply per person and tour; concessions only with ID. Minimum number of participants 3 people.
Tilgængelighed
- Kørestolsvenlig: findes ikke
- Elevator: findes ikke
- Handicaptoilet: ingen oplysninger
- Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
- Servicehunde tilladt: ingen oplysninger
- Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
- Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger
According to the visitor regulations, underground tours are not possible for people who need walking aids, people with a severe disability ID, pregnant women, and people with circulatory problems or a tendency toward epilepsy. The tour at the Alte Elisabeth is also unsuitable for wheelchairs and rollators. Pets are not allowed in the Alte Elisabeth building.
Børn og familie
Velegnet til børn og familierAnbefales fra 6 år
| Familiebillet | 45 € · EntdeckerTour, 2 adults + 2 children aged 6 and up. |
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- Familieomvisninger & workshops
- Barnevognsvenlig: findes ikke
The EntdeckerTour is possible from age 6 and offers a family rate; GrubenTour and ErlebnisTour only from age 12. The Förderverein offers holiday programs and projects such as "Schule unter Tage" (School Underground).
Transport & parkering
Visitor address: Silberbergwerk "Reiche Zeche", Fuchsmühlenweg 9, 09599 Freiberg.
Planlæg ruteService & spisesteder
Protective clothing and a helmet are provided; for tours in the open mine field also rubber boots and a cap lamp.
Arrangementer & udlejning
- Lokaler til leje
- Private fester
- Firmaarrangementer
Op til 100 personer.
Above ground, the renovated Old Hoisting Machine House (up to 100 people); underground, Wilhelmstolln (up to 72 people) and Ziegenstall (up to 30 people); catering can be arranged. The underground rooms are currently not rented out because of construction work.
Forespørgsel & detaljerPlanlæg dit besøg
| Rundvisninger | ja · varighed ca. 60 min. |
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| Audioguide | nej |
| Tilbud til skoler | ja |
| Godt at vide | Visits by guided tour only: EntdeckerTour (1 hr), GrubenTour (1.5 hrs) and ErlebnisTour (2.5 hrs, with a 60 m climb on ladders), plus hikes above ground. Underground it is about 10 °C year-round. Tours in German, by arrangement also in English or Spanish. Booking online, by email or phone; individual offers for groups. |
