Besucherbergwerk Grube Wenzel

About

Explore the Grube Wenzel Mine! Visit the Grube Wenzel silver mine in Oberwolfach and discover a Black Forest tradition dating back centuries. Visitors of all ages can gain a unique insight into this historical mine and its extensive network of tunnels.Expert mine guides will point out the tracks of older and more recent mining and talk about modern-day mining in the Grube Clara in Oberwolfach. Equipped with a miner‘s helmet, lamp, boots and jacket, explorerswill set off into the depths of the mine, with its vast galleries and rich treasures to explore Discover in the mine: -The history of mining with hammer and pick (16th century) -The history of mining using gunpowder (18th/19th century) -Surface shaft and fault zone -The white, silver-bearing barite veins -Mining of silver and copper ores -Drusen, a mine trolley and winches

At a glance

• Typical visit: about 1 hour 30 minutes