Georg Pithead Tower Industrial Monument

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Grubenstraße, 56594 Willroth

biw-willroth@gmx.de

The headframe can be viewed from the outside all year round.

From April to October, tours by prior arrangement are possible.
On the third Saturday of each month at 2:30 PM, there is an open guided tour (registration is not required, but recommended)
- Participation in the tour and ascent of the headframe is at your own risk.
- Young people under 14 years of age may only go up to the bench for safety reasons, but not on the external stairs of the headframe.
- Group size max. 15 people.
Admission price: Adults 5,- euros, youths under 18 years 3,- euros.)

Registration and appointment arrangements with the citizens' initiative Willroth:
Mr. Olaf Meinhardt, Tel: 0151-17290220, E-Mail: biw-willroth@gmx.de
or
Tourist Info of the Altenkirchen Flammersfeld Association
Tel. 02681 /85-193 or -249, E-Mail: tourist-info@vg-ak-ff.de

The 56-metre pithead tower at the Georg Pit in Willroth takes you on a trip back in time through German industrial history.

Welcome to Georg Pithead Tower Industrial Monument

Headframe of the "Grube Georg" in Willroth on the historic Raiffeisenstraße

Mining in the Verbandsgemeinde Flammersfeld began over 1000 years ago in open-pit mining in the forests of the so-called "Horhauser Gangzug" (area of Horhausen). The 56 m high headframe of Grube Georg symbolizes modern iron ore mining in the region. With the closure of this mine on March 31, 1965, Siegerland's ore mining in the so-called "Wieder-Bezirk" came to an end, leaving 550 miners unemployed.

During its operation, there were two shaft systems (Shaft I and II), each with a separately built headframe. The headframe that still exists today is located directly above Shaft II, which has a maximum depth (in mining terms: Teufe) of around 970 m. The mine was known for its high ore deposits, as there was a significant amount of manganese alongside the so-called iron spar (also known as siderite). A total of about 6.5 million tons of iron ore were extracted.

The headframe of Grube Georg stands as a landmark of the region and is visible from afar right by the A3 highway and the ICE route Cologne-Frankfurt. In 1988, the tower was declared an industrial monument and renovated with state funds in 1994/95.

Source: DataHub Rheinland-Pfalz

Opening hours

Monday		00:00 - 23:58
Tuesday		00:00 - 23:58
Wednesday		00:00 - 23:58
Thursday		00:00 - 23:58
Friday		00:00 - 23:58
Saturday		00:00 - 23:58
Sunday		00:00 - 23:58

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Welcome to Georg Pithead Tower Industrial Monument

Opening hours

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