Schaubergwerk Herkules-Frisch-Glück

Om museet

The Frisch Glück mine is first mentioned in 1688 in the records of the Annaberg mining office as a silver and pyrite mine. From 1705 on, galleries were driven and silver, copper, lead and zinc blende were extracted. Operations ran with interruptions, and in 1830 the state helped restart the mine with a startup subsidy. From 1855 on, "Herkules" and "Frisch-Glück" were named together; in 1906 the two mines were merged, and marble was quarried on a large scale until 1916.

The mine was struck from the mining office records in 1921, yet as early as 1926 the Erzgebirge tourism association opened the first training and show mine in Saxony here. Visitor operations were suspended from 1939; after 1945 the SAG Wismut explored the mine for uranium ore. Mining trainees from the Wismut vocational school in Schlema reconstructed it between 1964 and 1966, and guided tours have been offered again since 1966 – the longest continuous period of operation to date.

After descending roughly 250 steps, visitors reach two marble halls and underground lakes at a depth of 80 meters; under UV light, scheelite and other minerals glow. Above ground, the Bergmännische Erlebniswelt (miners' experience area) complements the tour with a stamp mill, ore washery, bloomery furnace, miners' forge and a miner's house inaugurated in 2022. The mine is part of the Erzgebirge mining region and is operated by the town of Grünhain-Beierfeld.

Højdepunkter

• 80-meter guided tour underground via roughly 250 steps to two marble halls and underground lakes
• Glowing minerals such as scheelite under UV light along the tour route
• Children's mine from age 4 with a helmet and a piece of marble they chip out themselves
• Miners' experience area above ground with stamp mill, ore washery, furnace and forge to touch and try
• Miner's house from 2022 with living room, workshop and stable

Permanente udstillinger

• Schaubergwerk Herkules-Frisch-Glück – Guided walk 80 meters underground through marble halls, past lakes and to glowing minerals.
• Bergmännische Erlebniswelt – The stamp mill, ore washery, furnace, miners' forge and miner's house above ground show the path of the ore and the life of the miners.
• Kinderbergwerk – Adventure tours for children from age 4 with a safety helmet, stories of the mine spirit and their own piece of marble.

Grundlagt

1926

Ejer

Stadt Grünhain-Beierfeld

Entrépriser & rabatter

Tilgængelighed

• Delvis kørestolsvenlig
• Elevator: ingen oplysninger
• 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

The descent involves roughly 250 steps; for technical reasons the mine is not fully suitable for people with disabilities, so contacting the mine before a visit is recommended. Special climate conditions apply underground. Dogs are not allowed on the tour.

Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familierAnbefales fra 4 år

• Familieomvisninger & workshops
• Interaktive stationer

Designated a family-friendly attraction: children from age 4 go down with a helmet and chip out their own piece of marble from the mountain. Touching is explicitly allowed in the Miners' Experience Area above ground.

Transport & parkering

The show mine is located at Fürstenberg in Waschleithe, Am Fürstenberg 6.

Service & spisesteder

• Museumsbutik

Mining goods shop with miner's lamps, specialist literature and minerals; the miners' forge serves as an event room.

Arrangementer & udlejning

• Lokaler til leje
• Private fester
• Bryllupper / vielser

Civil weddings in the large marble hall, arranged through the Schwarzenberg registry office; the miners' forge can be rented for private celebrations.

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