Feggendorfer Stolln
Active teaching and show mine in the Deister near Lauenau: guided mine trips through a historic hard coal adit.
Over het museum
As early as 1738, prospecting above Feggendorf uncovered a hard coal seam, but it was not until October 31, 1831 that driving of the Feggendorfer Stolln began in what was then the Kingdom of Hanover. The coal supplied lime kilns, salt works, brickworks and smithies, and later households as well. In 1862 the adit was connected to a counter-adit near Hohenbostel on the other side of the Deister, which greatly improved ventilation.
Because markets were lost and more efficient mines and Westphalian coal brought competition, production ended in 1879. Mining resumed from 1917, an incline down to the valley was built in 1921, and at times well over a hundred miners worked here. In 1947 Preussag officially closed the mine, surface facilities were demolished and the adit entrance was backfilled.
From the 1980s, local history enthusiasts worked to preserve it; in 2003 the large-scale reopening by volunteer miners began, and since 2004 visitors have been taken underground. The friends' association founded in 2006 has been the owner and operator since 2012, and a new mine building was added in 2013. Since 2017 the mine has been recognized as a teaching mine: volunteers drive new galleries, restore old workings and mine coal on a small scale, so that visitors experience a small working operation.
Hoogtepunten
- One of the few show mines with active mining operations
- Circular route of about 900 meters underground
- Stations, inclines and old workings from the mining history of the Deister
- Recognized teaching mine since 2017
- Event day "Bergwerk in Betrieb" (mine in operation) at the end of the season
- Opgericht
- 2004
- Beheerder
- Förderverein Feggendorfer Stolln e.V.
Toegangsprijzen & kortingen
| Volwassenen | € 10 |
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| Kinderen & jongeren | € 7Children aged 6 to 18; children under 6 are not allowed underground. |
| Groepen | € 10 p.p.Group tours on separately arranged dates at the regular prices, minimum revenue €100; maximum 15 people per trip underground, larger groups in several trips. |
The prices are a minimum donation to cover the costs of the volunteer-run operation.
Toegankelijkheid
- Rolstoeltoegankelijk: geen informatie
- Lift: geen informatie
- Aangepast toilet: geen informatie
- Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
- Hulphonden welkom: geen informatie
- Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
- Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
- Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
- Audiodescriptie: geen informatie
The tour is on foot over around 900 meters through adits and galleries; from the forest parking lot, about 800 meters uphill must be walked.
Kinderen & gezin
Beperkt geschikt voor kinderenAanbevolen vanaf 6 jaar
Children aged 6 and over may go underground when accompanied by a responsible adult.
Bereikbaarheid & parkeren
Met de auto
Parkeerplaats aanwezig · 800 m naar de ingang
Forest parking lot at the end of Deisterstraße in Feggendorf (behind the miners' monument); from there walk uphill past the waterworks along the old coal road. The access road to the adit is closed to general traffic.
Via the A 2 (exit Lauenau) or the B 442 to Lauenau, then toward Rodenberg and, before the edge of town, turn right past the Felsenkeller to Feggendorf.
Route plannenService & horeca
On the event day "Bergwerk in Betrieb" and on Deister Day, food and drinks are available in the mine building.
Evenementen & zaalverhuur
Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd – vraag het rechtstreeks na bij het museum.
Je bezoek plannen
| Rondleidingen | ja · duur ca. 1,5 uur |
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| Goed om te weten | Bring sturdy shoes and warm clothing that can get dirty – it is around 9 °C underground. Helmet and lamp are provided. Maximum 15 people per trip underground. With a bit of luck, you can watch the volunteer miners at work. |
