How to find us: France One of the most important Karlsruhe Rheintal motorway (A5), Strasbourg silver mines in the Central A8 Stuttgart Offenburg exit, towards Villingen-Schwenningen and A5 A81 Mining over 4000kg of silver (45 km) or from and also some copper and lead Stuttgart-Lake Constance (A81), Lake Constance Rottweil exit, via Schramberg and Schiltach (40 km) Basel extensive tunnel system Switzerland

many accessible galleries Opening times: The Grube Wenzel is open from April until the end of October. Closed Mondays. In school holidays (Baden-Württemberg) and on public holidays, the Grube Wenzel is open continuously from Monday to Sunday. For current opening times, go to www.grube-wenzel.de explore different rock cavitites climb the different galleries Guided tours: At 11am, 1pm and 3pm each day. Guided tours for groups and the „Adventure Tour“ can also be arranged on request outside opening hours. Tel. +49 (0) 78 34 / 868 392. Information about special guided tours is available at www.grube-wenzel.de The Grube Wenzel may only be visited as part of a guided tour. Besucherbergwerk Grube Wenzel Frohnbach 19, 77709 Oberwolfach, www.grube-wenzel.de (Exhibition Mine)

Municipality Oberwolfach Rathausstraße 1 Grube Wenzel 77709 Oberwolfach Tel. +49 (0) 78 34 / 83 83 0 [email protected] Treasures underground www.oberwolfach.de

Nearby, you can also visit the: Museum of Minerals and

MINERALIEN MATHEMATIK Mathematics (MiMa) Schulstraße 5, 77709 Oberwolfach Glück auf! Tel. +49 (0) 78 34 / 94 20 www.mima.museum (traditional greeting

We‘d like to welcome The Grube Wenzel is part of the "Kinzigtäler Revier", a collection of attractions focussing of german miners) you to the Grube Wenzel! on mining. We also recommend that you visit the "Mineralienhalde Grube Clara" in Wol- fach, the "Erzpoche" Open Air Museum in and the "Segen Gottes" Exhibition Be prepared to be Mine in Haslach. amazed as you discover this traditional part of

our heritage. wolber.eu Turn the winch Entrance prices Discovery tour Adults €6.00 Adults with tourist pass €5.50 School children, students, disabled persons €4.00 Visitors from partner municipality €4.00 Groups of 10 or more (per person) €5.00 Outside opening hours (up to 5 people) €35.00 Adventure tour up to 5 people €75.00

Discounted Twin Tickets are available for the Grube Wenzel and the "MiMa" – Museum of Minerals and Mathematics in Oberwolfach and Triple Tickets for the Grube Wenzel, the "MiMa" in Oberwolfach and the

Explore the Grube Wenzel Mine! Hunt for buried treasure! Tours of the Grube Wenzel: "Alternativer - und Bärenpark" (Wolf and Bear Park) in Bad Rippoldsau-Schapbach. 02/2018 last updated

"Discovery Tour" "Adventure Tour" Visit the Grube Wenzel silver mine in Oberwolfach and Equipped with a miner‘s helmet, lamp, boots and jacket, explorers discover a Black Forest tradition dating back centuries. will set off into the depths of the mine, with its vast galleries and · Lasts around 1.5 hours · Lasts around 3 hours rich treasures to explore. · Walk through around 1000 m · Walk through approx. 2300 m Visitors of all ages can gain a unique insight into this · Tours start at 11am, 1pm and 3pm each day · Tour through the upper and deeper tunnels historical mine and its extensive network of tunnels. Discover in the mine: · Also suitable for children · Visitors must be fit and have a good head for heights! · The history of mining with hammer and pick (16th century) · Groups of 10 people and more: advance booking only · For ages 14 and above E Expert mine guides will point out the tracks of older and · The history of mining using gunpowder (18th/19th century) (Guided tours for groups are also possible outside opening hours) · Advance booking only N more recent mining and talk about modern-day mining in · Surface shaft and fault zone · The white, silver-bearing barite veins the Grube Clara in Oberwolfach. North Field South Field S s · Mining of silver and copper ores W · Drusen, a mine trolley and winches osscut

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