Weiße Grube Imsbach
Historic copper and silver mine near Imsbach on the Donnersberg, a show mine since 1979 – currently closed for renovation.
Over het museum
The Weiße Grube in the Wolfstal near Imsbach is among the oldest mines in the mining district on the Donnersberg. Mainly copper ores were extracted, and in the 18th century also cobalt; mining as early as Roman times is considered possible. Under the Counts of Wartenberg the mine was called "Graf Friedrich", in Habsburg times "Josephi-Grube" – the present name only became established in the 19th and 20th centuries.
After silver finds, a mine field was granted for silver in 1921, but it proved not worth mining. In the last operating phases, ores for leaching were obtained mainly by open-pit mining; transport was laborious for lack of a mine railway.
Because significant underground installations had been preserved despite the open-pit mining, the mine was developed into a show mine in 1979. Over several hundred meters of galleries and excavated chambers, traces of around 600 years of mining can be followed – from medieval sections worked with hammer and iron to blasted sections of the early 20th century. Replicas of medieval ore processing facilities complement the tour. In the mine, the Landesamt für Geologie und Bergbau (State Office for Geology and Mining) also operates an earthquake monitoring station.
Together with the Pfälzisches Bergbaumuseum in the village center and the Besucherbergwerk Grube Maria show mine, the Weiße Grube forms the BergbauErlebnisWelt Imsbach. It is currently closed for renovation work and is to be restored as a show mine.
Hoogtepunten
- Galleries and excavated chambers with traces of around 600 years of mining
- Medieval mine workings, hand-worked with hammer and iron
- Replicas of medieval ore processing
- Earthquake monitoring station of the Landesamt für Geologie und Bergbau
- Opgericht
- 1979
Toegangsprijzen & kortingen
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Toegankelijkheid
- Rolstoeltoegankelijk: niet aanwezig
- 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 show mines and the mining museum are not wheelchair-accessible.
Kinderen & gezin
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Bereikbaarheid & parkeren
The show mines are located about two kilometers outside Imsbach in the Langental; the mining museum is in the village center. Three signposted circular mining-history hiking trails connect the mining sites.
Route plannenService & horeca
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Evenementen & zaalverhuur
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Je bezoek plannen
| Rondleidingen | ja |
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| Fotograferen | Private photo and video recording is allowed, also with flash and tripod; commercial recording only by arrangement. |
| Goed om te weten | The mines can only be visited with a guided tour, also in English. Underground it is about 12 °C year-round with high humidity; sturdy footwear and robust clothing are recommended, helmets and capes are provided before the tour. Pets are not allowed except guide dogs for the blind. |
